Obama to Visit Mosque on July 4th
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<National Report>White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced
today that President Obama will be visiting a Washington D.C. area
Mosque on the morning of July 4th as a goodwill gesture to Muslim
Americans. The name and location of the Mosque are currently being
withheld for security reasons.
The
President has long been criticised for being sympathetic towards
Muslims and has even been accused of secretly being Muslim himself. His
announcement to visit a Mosque on the morning of America’s most
patriotic holiday will likely add to this criticism.
According
to Earnest, following his visit to the Mosque, the President will host
the traditional White House July 4th cookout. Several influential
Muslim leaders have been invited to attend the cookout, as a further
gesture of goodwill.
American Muslim Ahmed Mohamed Usman, who will be attending the cookout, had nothing but praise for President Obama’s decision. In an interview this afternoon on NPR, Usman had the following to say:
“America
is supposed to be the land of freedom and of tolerance. Finally we are
starting to see this. If America has Christian prayer breakfasts, so
must it have breakfasts praying to Mecca. If America is to put the 10
Commandments on display, so must she display the Quran. To be welcomed
into the highest office of America to celebrate her birth and
independence is an honor and is a step for Muslims in America to begin
to establish our rights. President Obama is truly opening the door for Muslims in America.”
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