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June 4, 2009
Today, in Cairo, Egypt, President Barack Obama gave a major address to Muslim communities around the world. Although he did not offer any major initiatives in the Middle East peace process, he addressed seven key issues that he believes the U.S. and Muslim world must work on together. He said, “I’ve come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles — principles of justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.”
Read the full text of the President’s address to the Muslim world