The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on President Obama to address what it called an “alarming level of anti-Islam hate in our nation.” In a letter to President Obama, CAIR cited recent incidents in Florida in which a cross with the message “Christian nation, Christian community” was planted at the site of a…
Because of the Obama Administration’s bridge-building approach to relations with the Muslim world, Muslims in America are more engaged in society and politics to share in shaping the country and its foreign policies. “Contrary to perception outside, Muslims in the US are completely free to express their views. They are interacting with academia. Islamic Studies…
President Obama sends greetings to Muslims celebrating Eid al Adha and on the Hajj pilgrimage on behalf of him and his family. He describes both ceremonies as “reminders of the shared Abrahamic roots of three of the world’s major faiths.”
This article questions whether President Obama’s efforts of friendship and peace-building with the Muslim world will be criticized because of the Fort Hood incident. Given rising casulities in Afghanistan, the recent string of foiled US terror plots and Major Hasan’s act, author Jacob Weisberg asks, is Obama’s strategy achieving what he claims it can achieve:…
Obama discusses Fort Hood and the investigation, and what steps can be taken in the future to prevent violent acts.
