Rhetorical Communication

A good time to be an American in Egypt?





By Kelly Ludwig







Professor Jarney
February 25, 2003





The Middle East is probably one of the least stable regions in the world. There are conflicts between Jews and Muslims, Muslims and Americans, and Americans and the Al Qaeda. There is so much hate between these groups, especially against Americans that it is hard to comprehend why any American would chose to relocate themselves to such a volatile area. Americans are hated for lack of respect to Middle Eastern traditions, political reasons, socioeconomic reasons and because of religious differences. Often times when Middle Easterners, more specifically the Egyptian people, find out that the tourists are American, they will launch in to a long attack on American politics and scream President Bush’s name.
Regardless, Fran Hesser’s article “A good time to be an American in Egypt?” published in Newsweek on January 20, 2003, gives reasons why Egyptian’s...