US President Barack Obama is winning praise from many Muslims across the Middle East, United States, and elsewhere for his outreach to their religion and its people. For the Islamic world, Obama’s comments are like “a fresh breeze” and are ushering in a new wave of optimism concerning US-Muslim relations. In his visit to Turkey,…
Spain announced last Tuesday that it was ready to help the United States in reaching out to Muslim countries that President Barack Obama announced in his speech to the Turkish parliament. “The United States knows that Spain has the ability, influence, understanding and experience (in the Muslim countries) and, therefore, we’re going to work in…
President Obama has been criticized for his approach to the Muslim world prior to his visit to Turkey, by those who see Obama’s promise to open a dialogue with the Muslim world as endemic of being soft on terrorism. Yet, others wonder why the president would waste time on words and glowing speeches, when imported…
According to a new poll conducted by the Washington Post and ABC News, most Americans think that Barack Obama’s pledge seeking a new way forward with the Muslim world is an important goal, even though many Americans still possess negative views about Islam; virtually half, 48%, said they have an unfavorable view of the religion….
According to a new poll conducted by the Washington Post and ABC News, most Americans think that Barack Obama’s pledge seeking a new way forward with the Muslim world is an important goal, even though many Americans still possess negative views about Islam; virtually half, 48%, said they have an unfavorable view of the religion….
