1. Obama and the Muslim World G. Matthew Bonham Syracuse University Obama and the Muslim World Prepared for presentation at the Conference on American Government: US Policy from Presidential Elections to Shifting Paradigm in the Middle East, The American University of Sharjah, Dubai, 9 October 2011.

2. The “Collective Mind” of the Obama Administration Slide 2 Obama and the Muslim World

3. The “Collective Mind” of the Obama Administration Slide 2A Obama and the Muslim World

4. THE NEW POLITICS OF OBAMA DIFFERENCE WITH BUSH POLITICS Slide 2B Obama and the Muslim World

5. Hisham Melhem Interview on Al- Arabiya: A HANDSHAKE Slide 3 Obama and the Muslim World

6. The Cairo Address: A New Beginning Slide 4 Obama and the Muslim World

7. Slide 5 Obama and the Muslim World “A New Beginning”A New Beginning President Obama’s Remarks in Cairo June 4, 2009

8. The FAMILY Metaphor Slide 6 Obama and the Muslim World

9. The Doha Speech The Doha Speech President Obama Addresses the World Economic Forum 13 February 2010 Slide 7 Obama and the Muslim World

10. President Bush and the “Axis of Evil” Slide 7 Obama and the Muslim World

11. The AXIS OF EVIL Metaphor Slide 8 Obama and the Muslim World

12. Presidents Bush and Obama: Exclusion vs. Inclusion Slide 8 Obama and the Muslim World

13. Presidents Obama and Bush: A Semiotic Analysis of “Islamic” Slide 9 Obama and the Muslim World

14. Iran: A Threat for Bush vs. An Opportunity for Obama Slide 10 Obama and the Muslim World

15. The Challenge for President Obama: Speaking to Multiple Audiences Slide 11 Obama and the Muslim World

16. The Foreign Affairs Establishment Slide 12 Obama and the Muslim World

17. A JOURNEY THAT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE Slide 13 Obama and the Muslim World

18. The “Hunt” for bin Laden Slide 14 Obama and the Muslim World

19. The Challenge of the ARAB SPRING Slide 15 Obama and the Muslim World

20. The Arab Spring Quandary Slide 16 Obama and the Muslim World