we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities
Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.
In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed
Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism - it is an important part of promoting peace.
Islam has always been part of America
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.
The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam
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.
The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.
I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell. I can't imagine that my God would allow some little Hindu kid in India who never interacts with the Christian faith to somehow burn for all eternity. That's just not part of my religious makeup.
The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.'
Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants to wipe out religion.
Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.
The Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.
Abraham is such a fascinating figure. Three world religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all claim him as a patriarch. He was raised in a religious home. And yet he rejected religion in order to pursue a personal relationship with God.
Islam brings hope and comfort to millions of people in my country, and to more than a billion people worldwide. Ramadan is also an occasion to remember that Islam gave birth to a rich civilization of learning that has benefited mankind.
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.
Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.
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.
As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam.
We've seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants - farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our cities, the Muslim innovators who helped build some of our highest skyscrapers and who helped unlock the secrets of our universe.
I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.
The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage nevertheless are opposed to a Constitutional amendment to ban it. Religious leadership need not accept such wisdom in counseling their flocks, but they should recognize this wisdom in their politics.
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