Egypt: Erdoğan, Leader of the World · Global Voices
Tarek Amr

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip  has new fans across the Arab world, notably in Egypt where one blogger went on to describe him as the “leader of the world.” Another sees fault in Arab leaders who are not standing up for the Palestinian cause.
By storming out of a debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and after the moderator refused to give him extra time to rebut Israeli President Shimon Peres’ explanation of what happened during the Israel-Gaza conflict, Erdoğan is getting the thumbs up from bloggers.
Maher Mahmoud wrote in his blog Kelmety:
Abu El Maaly Fayek also wrote about the incident in his blog Lokmet Eish:
Zeinab – Bent Masreya – wrote another post here calling him the “leader of the world”:
And finally Ahmed Abdel Moneam wrote in his blog Tasrehat:
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