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Pundits, Experts Across Globe Weigh In on Video Protests

Experts and pundits struggled to make sense of this month's violent protests across the Middle East after the anti-Muslim video went viral. In this round-up of some of the smartest and most provocative reactions, experts were torn between dismay and hope for better engagement between the US and the Muslim world.

Sep 26, 2012
Women hold banners during a protest against an anti-Islam film made in the U.S. mocking the Prophet Mohammad, in Karbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad September 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)
Women hold banners during a protest against an anti-Islam film made in the US mocking the Prophet Muhammad, in Karbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad September 22, 2012. — REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed

Pundits and academics across the globe raced to make sense of the violent attacks on the US embassy in Libya and across the region over the past two weeks. Here's a round-up of the most intelligent — or provocative — reactions. Experts argued that:

We shouldn't be surprised.

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