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Obama wishes Muslims happy Eid
AFP via Yahoo News ^ | 08/18/2012

Posted on 08/18/2012 10:10:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai

President Barack Obama wished Muslims well for the feast of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. …

Wishing Muslims across the United States and around the world "Eid mubarak" (happy holiday), Obama said the celebrations in America speak to "the truth that communities of faith—including Muslim Americans—enrich our national life, strengthen our democracy and uphold our freedoms, including the freedom of religion. That is why we stand with people of all faiths, in the United States and around the world, in protecting and advancing this universal human right." …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eid; eidalfitr; eidmubarak; happyholiday; islam; muslim; muslimamericans; muslims; obama; ramadan
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To: Olog-hai

That would be a great statement, if it were true.


21 posted on 08/19/2012 3:55:29 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The first priority is get Obama out of the White House.)
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To: Catsrus

You can question the sincerity of many of the statements, but you are wrong that “not one Muslim has spoken out about it.”. A quick Google search turns up this site, where some (likely lib) professor listed a whole bunch of Muslim condemnations of 9/11 and terrorism in general:

http://kurzman.unc.edu/islamic-statements-against-terrorism/


22 posted on 08/19/2012 5:50:24 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: TheZMan

86 more days...Please, dear GOD in heaven, make the bad man go away!


23 posted on 08/19/2012 5:55:48 AM PDT by Marathoner (GTFO: January 21, 2013)
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To: Olog-hai

Back to the 7th Century...


24 posted on 08/19/2012 5:59:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (I didn't post this. Someone else did.)
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To: Olog-hai
What IDIOT can put the words "Muslims" and "protecting freedom of religion" in the same sentence with a straight face?????

Oh yeah.... OUR idiot.

25 posted on 08/19/2012 5:59:36 AM PDT by workerbee (June 28, 2012 -- 9/11 From Within)
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To: Olog-hai
we should own the language

start saying that Obama rejected his muslim faith

Let them defend that

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26 posted on 08/19/2012 6:03:59 AM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: Olog-hai

Talking about Islam and freedom of religion in the same breath. What a joke!


27 posted on 08/19/2012 8:43:20 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

ok, thank you. I wasn’t aware.


28 posted on 08/19/2012 1:17:05 PM PDT by Catsrus
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