TOPICS
Faith in the 2012 ElectionReligion emerged as an important issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. The personal religious identity of President Barack Obama and the Republican candidate, Governor...
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Islam as an Issue
This collection gathers together key candidate statements on Islam from the primary and general election campaigns, addressing perceived linkages between religion and...
Religious Liberty
This collection gathers together key candidate statements on religious freedom from the 2011-12 primary and general election campaigns, addressing America's constitutional...
US Presidents on Islam
Religion has long been a staple of American politics. At the national level presidents and candidates for the highest office have continually evoked religious themes,...
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Symposium on Global Development and Faith-Inspired Organizations in the Muslim World
December 16, 2007
December 16, 2007
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A Discussion with Mona Atia, Consultant, Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, American University in Cairo
December 14, 2007
December 14, 2007
A Discussion with Roksana Bahramitash, Director of Research, University of Montreal
December 2, 2007
December 2, 2007
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Barack Obama on Balancing Religious Freedom with Condemnation of Violence in the Muslim World
September 15, 2012
The United States has a profound respect for people of all faiths. We stand for religious freedom. And we reject the denigration of any religion – including Islam. Yet there is never any justification for violence. There is no religion that condones the targeting of innocent men and women.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the forty-fourth president of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was reelected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law...
Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the forty-fourth president of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was reelected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law...