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The US election victory of President-elect Barack Hussein Obama has taken the world by storm ... and no more so than in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Extensive coverage in the media has ensured that almost everyone, from the common man to world leaders; have an opinion on the man who has promised change to America.
GulfWeekly spoke to a few resident Americans to gauge their reaction to the historic event that sees the country come closer to the dreams of the late civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Junior's vision of a society that judges people on their character rather than the colour of their skin.
On the day Senator Obama was elected John Cooper, an American banker working in the kingdom, said that he had been receiving endless congratulatory calls from a number of his Bahraini friends.
At the higher ends of diplomacy, ChargŽ d'Affaires Christopher Henzel from the US Embassy in Zinj, added: "We're very grateful for the many calls we've received from our Bahraini friends expressing their good wishes to the United States on the occasion of the election, which was truly a historic one."
Independent voter Tarah Korbely, 25, from Colorado voted for Obama. A resident of Bahrain and Saudi for the last 18 years, she believes in Obama's basic desire to make change in America.
"I thought we need younger minds to make better changes," she explained. "I agreed with his policy on human rights and not mixing religion and politics as Bush had done. We have been busy dictating what other people had to do. It is time that we fix ourselves and declare an end to this war.
"Living away for so long and seeing other perspectives it has been disheartening to know what people think of us. I would like to be proud of America's figurehead rather than hear what people say: 'by the way your President sucks'. It's important for me to not look so horrendous in the international world."
Her mother, Pamela Korbely, 55, is of the opinion that the American 'good old boy' mentality is over. She said: "It is a great step ahead. He (Obama) is intelligent; has good ideas and those who have an ignorant mentality should take another look at him. I believe he will bring the right changes ... but anyone who expects anything instant is foolish and not realistic."
Pamela's views are echoed by fellow American Natasha Burge, 26, a horse trainer and a third generation Aramco child who has always lived in Saudi and Bahrain. She said: "I am very, very happy as Obama is an intelligent leader who understands his responsibility and respects the rest of the world.
"These last eight years have been heartburn for Americans people. Unlike Bush, Obama will not rush into anything. He will make smart decisions.
"However, a lot of people are being unrealistic. He is one man and he can't save the world in the first day of office. Give him time."
Peace loving nations like Bahrain have greater hope with the beginning of a new chapter in US politics.
Houda Nonoo, the kingdom's first Arab Jewish woman ambassador in Washington spoke exclusively to GulfWeekly about what it meant to her country.
She said: "It means a new chapter of historic and sturdy relations between the two friendly countries. It means the Kingdom of Bahrain's steadfast conviction of President-elect Obama's immense ability to bring about their mutual aspiration for achieving peace, justice, security and stability in the Middle East region, as well as the rest of the world.
"It means a change in the American approach to the situation in the region, pertaining to the Arab-Israeli conflict, to the Palestinian issue and the situation in Iraq. It means that the time has come to settle them fairly.
"The Kingdom of Bahrain is wholeheartedly willing to work with the president-elect's upcoming administration in the endeavour of attaining a peaceful Middle East."
