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Obama to visit Jakarta's biggest mosque on Indonesia trip a.. From: AFP b.. October 29, 2010 9:54AM Barack Obama, 9, with his mother Ann Dunham, Indonesian stepfather Lolo Soetoro and sister Maya in Jakarta. Source: AP BARACK Obama will visit the largest mosque in Jakarta and make a major outdoor speech when he makes his twice-postponed visit to Indonesia next month. The visit follows reports that the White House cancelled plans for the US President to visit the Sikh Golden temple in Amritsar, India, as he would have to wear headgear that could fan erroneous claims by critics that he is a Muslim. Mr Obama, who spent four years in Indonesia as a boy, will stress that the nation is at the intersection of US efforts to reach out to the Muslim world and to connect with dynamic, fast-growing Southeast Asian economies. The President will arrive in Indonesia on November 9 after visiting India, and will have talks and a press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the White House said. The next day, he will honor the Heroes Day holiday, marking a key battle in Indonesia's independence struggle, then visit the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, before making a speech, for which US officials are seeking an outdoor venue. "He'll have a chance to talk about the partnership that we're building with Indonesia," said Ben Rhodes, a US deputy national security adviser, noting that Mr Obama was "popular" in Jakarta because of his boyhood stay. The President will also "talk about some of the themes of democracy and development and our outreach to Muslim communities around the world, while also speaking of Indonesia's pluralism and tolerance as well". Mr Obama's speech may become his most high-profile chance to talk about US relations with Islam in a foreign country since his landmark speech to the world's Muslims in Cairo in June 2009. Mr Rhodes said Mr Obama frequently visited mosques on his travels to Muslim majority nations, and had always intended to visit the Istiqlal mosque. US officials have not directly responded to reports about the cancelled Sikh Golden temple trip in India, saying instead that the President's schedule was tightly compacted and dictated by his goals for each leg of a foreign trip and not other concerns. Related Coverage a.. Obama won't visit Pakistan on Asia trip The Australian, 8 days ago b.. Obama fears Muslim claims Herald Sun, 8 days ago c.. Australia left off Obama trip Adelaide Now, 23 Sep 2010 d.. Djalal a friend in Washington The Australian, 22 Sep 2010 e.. Dueling protests over New York mosque Adelaide Now, 11 Sep 2010 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
