Barack Obama Quotes About Islam

• The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam

  Barack Obama

  Mind Blowing, Islam, Hussein

  "Obama U.N. Speech: A New Religion Doctrine" by Lauren Markoe, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 27, 2012.

• The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.

  Barack Obama

  Prayer, Mind Blowing, Islam

  "Politically Incorrect Reflections on Obama at the Mosque" by Arnold Steinberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 4, 2016.

• We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.

  Barack Obama

  War, People, Islam

  Barack Obama's Remarks in Closing of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 18, 2015.

• You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

  Barack Obama

  Jobs, Frustration, Gun

• We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world - including in my own country.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Appreciation, Islamic

  President Obama's remarks to the Turkish Parliament, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 6, 2009.

• America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.

  Barack Obama

  America, Justice, Mind Blowing

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.

  Barack Obama

  Blessed, White, House

  Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 11, 2010.

• Cathleen Falsani: What is sin?
  Barack Obama: Being out of alignment with my values.

  Barack Obama

  Islam, Sin, Christianity

• I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.

  Barack Obama

  Responsibility, Fighting, Mind Blowing

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

  Barack Obama

  War, America, Mind Blowing

  Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden, delivered 1 May 2011

• Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation

  Barack Obama

  Christian, Mind Blowing, Islam

  "Anti-Obama Mail Piece: ‘We Are No Longer a Christian Nation’" by Peter Hamby, politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com. October 31, 2012.

• Those opposed to abortion cannot simply invoke God's will-they have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths.

  Barack Obama

  Muslim Faith, People, Abortion

• I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people.

  Barack Obama

  Believe, People, Mind Blowing

  Interview with Cathleen Falsani, www.beliefnet.com. 2008.

• Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.

  Barack Obama

  Tolerance, Islam, Proud

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam.

  Barack Obama

  Civilization, Mind Blowing, Islam

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• We have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, and their own path to grace is one that we have to revere and respect as much as our own

  Barack Obama

  Buddhist, Atheist, Grace

• Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism - it is an important part of promoting peace.

  Barack Obama

  Mind Blowing, Important, Islam

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation.

  Barack Obama

  Christian, Mind Blowing, Islam

  The President's News Conference With President Abdullah Gul of Turkey in Ankara, Turkey, April 6, 2009.

• If all it took was someone proclaiming I believe Jesus Christ and that he died for my sins, and that was all there was to it, people wouldn't have to keep coming to church, would they.

  Barack Obama

  Jesus, Believe, People

  Interview with Cathleen Falsani, www.beliefnet.com. 2008.

• Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.

  Barack Obama

  Islamic, Peaceful, Culture

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• Islam has always been part of America

  Barack Obama

  America, Mind Blowing, Islam

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities

  Barack Obama

  Community, Mind Blowing, Islam

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed

  Barack Obama

  Muslim Faith, Mind Blowing, Islam

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

• Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.

  Barack Obama

  Muslim Faith, Diversity, Mind Blowing

  Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 11, 2010.

• In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.

  Barack Obama

  Community, Innovation, Mind Blowing

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

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