Obama says religious freedoms are central during speech to Muslims in Cairo

June 14th, 2009 Bill Clinton: Religious minorities gaining numbersWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says Americans should be mindful of the nation's changing demographics, which led to the election of Barack Obama as president. He told an Arab-American audience on Saturday that the U.S.

June 6th, 2009 Obama: US would never limit Muslim scarvesCAEN, France — President Barack Obama says he's not responsible for how other countries defend religious freedoms but added the United States would never tell people what they can wear to express their faith. Obama on Saturday met with French President Nicholas Sarkozy and said there should not be separate standards for different religions or limits on faith.

June 4th, 2009 CAIRO - "I have come here 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," US President Barack Obama said in Cairo Thursday. Obama said he was aware that "no single speech can eradicate years of mistrust", but said he was "convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts".

June 4th, 2009 CAIRO - In a speech to the world's Muslims from Cairo Thursday, President Barack Obama said that the US does not seek to stay in Iraq or Afghanistan. "We will... relentlessly confront violent extremists," Obama said.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Barack Obama's stirring speech at the Cairo University struck a chord in India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, with academicians and intellectuals seeing in it a new beginning by Washington to repair the US' strained relations with the Muslim world. It is an attempt on Obama's part to build a coalition of Arab-Muslim nations.

June 4th, 2009 Obama invokes Koran in key points of Cairo speechCAIRO — President Barack Obama's speech reaching out for a fresh start with the Islamic world was laced with references to the Koran and his Muslim roots. Obama quoted the Holy Koran as commanding, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." He said he shared that conviction, as "rooted in my own experience." The president noted that while he now is a Christian, his father had come from a Kenyan family that "includes generations of Muslims." He pointed to a Muslim — Rep.

June 4th, 2009 Obama invokes Quran in key points of Cairo speechCAIRO — President Barack Obama's speech reaching out for a fresh start with the Islamic world was laced with references to the Quran and his Muslim roots. Obama quoted the Holy Quran as commanding, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." He said he shared that conviction, as "rooted in my own experience." The president noted that while he now is a Christian, his father had come from a Kenyan family that "includes generations of Muslims." He pointed to a Muslim — Rep.

June 4th, 2009 CAIRO - The audience at Cairo University chanted "Obama, Obama!" and gave the US president a standing ovation after he finished his much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world Thursday. "The people of the world can live together in peace.

June 4th, 2009 Obama speaks out against extremism in IslamCAIRO — President Barack Obama says extremists have exploited tensions among Muslims. Obama on Thursday said that some people in the United States view Islam as hostile to Western countries.

June 4th, 2009 US Muslims praise Obama speech, wait for actionCHICAGO — American Muslims are praising President Barack Obama's first speech addressing Muslims worldwide as a much-needed step in the right direction. Many rose early Thursday or stayed up all night to watch the broadcast live from Cairo University.

June 4th, 2009 Obama to address Egypt, Muslim worldWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is reaching out to the world's 1.5 billion Muslims with a speech in Egypt. The high-stakes speech at Cairo University, billed by aides as a "truth-telling address," is meant to ease long-held Muslim grievances against the United States.

June 4th, 2009 CAIRO - "Among some Muslims, there is a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of another's," US President Barack Obama told the world's 1.5 billion Muslims in a speech from Cairo Thursday. "The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt.

June 4th, 2009 Muslims see Obama shifting attitude, policyCAIRO — Muslims greeted President's Barack Obama's speech from Cairo Thursday as a mark of a changed American attitude toward them and a new policy on the Middle East. But some insisted they still need to see action to back up his words.

June 2nd, 2009 Obama hopes to help open Mideast dialogueLONDON — U.S. President Barack Obama has given a preview of the speech he plans to deliver in Cairo this week, saying in an interview that he hopes the address will start a new dialogue between the United States and Muslim countries.

May 29th, 2009 White House: US-Muslim relations need improvementWASHINGTON — The White House says the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world is "in need of substantial improvement." President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech on that relationship in Cairo on Thursday. He has said he plans to discuss the United States' outreach to Muslims around the world and contributions of Muslims in the United States.