The strongest weapon against hateful speech is more speech

President Obama addressed the anti-Mohammed hate video yesterday in his speech to the United Nations. I feel that he got the balance just about right.

The Egyptian Christians are angry that he mentioned the “Non Muslims in Egypt”to be honest he could have meant all Non Muslims from Christians and Jews in good way. “I will not even dream that he meant Baha’is as well”

Still I feel Morsi should have spoken about Egyptian Christians in particular after they were mentioned in Obama’s speech. I wish that he makes them believe that he is a president for all Egyptians not only the Islamists.

Copts of Egypt Coalition says community far larger than 5.13 million estimated by official statistics agency, says it fears low figure will be used to marginalise Christians under new constitution.

I recorded another segment with Camille Otrakji for Bloggingheads about Syria.

(It) is a view that we don’t tend to here much about in the press, and I know that it is not popular with most of my readership, but that’s the whole point of debate. While Camille and I disagree about much of what this conflict is about and how to solve it, I think his perspective is important.