Hi Billy, On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > No Buddhist ? No Hindu ? :-(
No surprise. Obama certainly has an Indian problem, but it would be reaching to say he has a Hindu problem. -- Ernie P. > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > In a message dated 3/11/2010 10:59:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > No imam? ;-) > > On Mar 11, 2010, at 10:32 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Rashad Hussain >> As Obama pursues a "new beginning" between the U.S. and Muslims around the >> world, he frequently seeks the counsel of Rashad Hussain, a 31-year-old >> White House lawyer. >> >> Hussain briefed Obama before his first interview as president--with Al >> Arabiya, a television station based in the United Arab Emirates. He has also >> contributed to Obama's two major speeches to Muslims--in Ankara, Turkey and >> Cairo--offering insights about the history of Islam in America and >> suggesting suitable verses from the Quran. >> >> Hussain has also traveled to the Middle East with Secretary of State Hillary >> Rodham Clinton, and, closer to home, helped organize a Ramadan dinner at the >> White House that replaced the usual crowd of ambassadors with young American >> Muslims. >> >> In naming Hussain as his envoy to the Organization of the Islamic >> Conference, Obama noted that the young Muslim is a hafiz (someone who has >> memorized the Quran). But Hussain and others said Muslims abroad are more >> likely to take note of his White House credentials, and access to the Oval >> Office, as he seeks partnerships in education, health, science and >> technology. >> >> "For many years, Muslim communities have been viewed almost exclusively >> through the lens of violent extremism," Hussain said in an interview. "We do >> not feel that we should engage one-quarter of the world's population based >> on the erroneous beliefs of a fringe few." >> > > = > > _______________________________________________ > Centroids mailing list: [email protected] > http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com > Archives at > http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Centroids mailing list: [email protected] > http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com > Archives at > http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/
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