I know that these images are about 3 months and 1 month late, respectively, but it occurred to me the other day that I might want to preserve for posterity these two front pages of the Dubai daily newspaper: the first is from the morning after Obama's election, and the second commemorates his inauguration. Assuming you can't make out the text in the first picture, the excerpt from Obama's victory speech that the editors chose to showcase for their Middle Eastern readers is this:
"It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America . . . And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world-- our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down-- we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security-- we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright-- tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope."
And under the headline in the second picture it says, "New US President Acknowledges Challenges and Pledges to Look For a Way Forward with Muslim World."
Pretty neat.
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