Obama Muslims

Obama Ramadan Message: "May God's Peace Be Upon You" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


President Obama wished a blessed Ramadan to Muslims in and outside of the United States in a web video on Friday. He made particular notice of those f...

Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Christian Avard

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Meet the Muslims: Obama in Cairo

Wajahat Ali | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Wajahat Ali

Obama's speech, which was meticulously and strategically crafted as if penned by a chess master, had to simultaneously appease millions humiliated and dejected by a hypocritical and brutal U.S. foreign policy, and also justify U.S. objectives without appearing imperialistic or apologetic.

"Holocaust" And The Road To Peace

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


Jeffrey Feldman

Listening to Obama's Cairo speech has made me wonder: has the "Holocaust"-- while essential to remember and to honor -- become a hurdle on the road to peace rather than a signpost?

Obama Egypt Speech: Will Obama The Man Keep Up With Obama The Legend?

Huffington Post Contributors | Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


By Huffington Post contributors Ayman Nour and Wael Nawara. Ayman Nour is Leader of El Ghad Liberal Party of Egypt and former member of the Parliame...

Obama Middle East Trip: Muslims Want Tangible Change

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI and KARIN LAUB | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


CAIRO, Egypt — Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq _ that's what Musli...

Obama in Egypt: Talking to the Muslim World

Wajahat Ali | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


Wajahat Ali

The US seems more committed to supporting reliable despots who toe the line than to dealing with democratic parties representative of the people's desires and values.

Obama Charms Many Muslims, Arabs During First Venture Into Islamic World

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 05.09.2009 | World


CAIRO — The Middle East is finding, to its amazement, that it may actually like America's new leader. Barack Obama has impressed many Arabs and ...

Obama Still Planning Major Speech In Islamic Capital

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


In its report on President Obama's trip to Turkey, the New York Times notes that the speech in Ankara was not the major speech in an Islamic capital h...

Obama Extends a Hand of Friendship to Islam

Kamran Pasha | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


Kamran Pasha

As I listened to Obama's speech, I heard one word repeated countless times. Respect. It is a word that Muslims have craved to hear from American leaders.

Arthur Delaney

Obama: U.S. "Not A Christian Nation Or A Jewish Nation Or A Muslim Nation" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


At a press conference in Turkey, President Obama casually rebuked the old chestnut that the United States is a Judeo-Christian nation. "One of the gr...

Muslims Call For More Inclusion In Obama's Administration

CNN | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics


The American Muslim Taskforce for Civil Rights and Elections called on President-elect Barack Obama for greater Muslim outreach during his administrat...

Obama Reveals Plans To Reach Out To Muslim World

Chicago Tribune | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world, starting the day of his inauguration ...

Obama Campaign Hires Muslim Liaison

Politico | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics


Obama's campaign has hired Hiam Nawas as its Muslim liaison, according to two sources familiar with the move. Nawas, a Jordanian-American who filled...

How Obama Can Reach Out To Muslims (Without Hurting His Campaign)

Boston Globe | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Last week, two Muslim women in headscarves were moved from their seats behind Senator Barack Obama's stage where they would have been visible on video...