Obama Addresses World’s Muslims
June 04, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time for a new beginning in relations between America and the world’s Muslims. The president said they should unite to confront violent extremism and promote the cause of peace. Fresh start President Obama says, after decades of frustration and distrust, it is time for candor … for dialogue … and a fresh start. “I have come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition,” the president said. Seeking common ground He spoke...
Pope Urges Christians, Muslim Palestinians to Coexist...
May 14, 2009 Jerusalem Pope Benedict XVI has urged Christian and Muslim Palestinians to work to repair the damage of past conflicts and coexist. The Pope spoke to tens of thousands of people attending Mass in the northern Galilee city of Nazareth, the place the Bible says was the hometown of Jesus. The Pope brought a message of reconciliation to a city that has seen sporadic tensions between the large population of Muslims and the Christians, who have in recent decades become a minority. Tens of thousands chanted, “Welcome, Benedict, to Nazareth!” They gathered at the Mount of the Precipice, a spot in Nazareth where the Bible says a crowd once tried to push Jesus off the top...
Bush Praises Muslim Americans
September 18, 2008 Washington, DC U.S. President George Bush hosted a White House dinner breaking the fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. This was the president’s eighth Iftaar dinner in eight years at the White House. Mr. Bush gave thanks for the many ways that Muslim Americans enrich the lives of all Americans. “One of the great strengths of our nation is its religious diversity. Americans practice many different faiths. We all share a belief in the right to worship freely. We reject bigotry in all its forms. And over the past eight years, my administration has been proud to work closely with Muslim Americans to promote...
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