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Egyptians Blame America for Their Problems


(National-UAE) Hussein Ibish - Virtually the only thing Egyptians now agree upon is that whatever it is they don't like, it must be the fault of the U.S. The pervasive anti-Americanism we see has been fueled by centuries of rivalry between Muslims and the Christian West. Decades of nationalistic, religious, xenophobic and chauvinistic propaganda have entrenched anti-American narratives. Yet while Arabs rail against the U.S., they indisputably love its culture and products. They fight for visas, and to send their children to its universities. Even Islamists like Morsi studied and taught in California. The writer is a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine in Washington.
2013-08-16 00:00:00
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