Kalashnikov and the ascendancy of stereotyping
The Vietnam War, which lasted 19 years, resulted in the deaths of at least 1.1 million Vietnamese and 58,220 American troops. Although victims on both sides did not only die by bullets, do you ever recall reading an article overflowing with moral indignation directed at the American scientist Eugene Stoner, designer of the M16 assault rifle?
- by Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly ,
- Tuesday, 31st December, 2013
The Vietnam War, which lasted 19 years, resulted in the deaths of at least 1.1 million Vietnamese and 58,220 American troops. Although victims on both sides did not only die by bullets, do you ever recall reading an article overflowing with moral indignation directed at the American scientist Eugene Stoner, designer of the M16 assault rifle?
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/kalashnikov-and-the-ascendancy-of-stereotyping-1.1272537
Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly
Consultant, Regional Affairs (former)
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Areas of Expertise
- Regional Affairs
- Public policy
- Geostrategic Affairs
Education
- Studied Economy & Political Sciences -Cairo University
Bio
With his veteran career in journalism, Al-Obaidly has an extensive, firsthand experience in regional and international affairs. He covered the first and second Gulf War, while also covering Palestinian and Sudanese affairs. In the last decade he started to focus on Political Islam movements.
Al-Obaidly is a regular commentator and columnist, frequently published in local Bahraini media and several others regionallly. He also worked as an editor in the Monthly Le Mobdediplomatique (Arabic Edition) from 2008 – 2010.
These backgrounds and expertise formed a solid base to move to the research and studies field.