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Report of the Symposium on Islam, Constitutions, & Durable Democracy: The Cases of Iraq & Afghanistan
September 11, 2007
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A Discussion with Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
February 10, 2010
February 10, 2010
A Discussion with Maryann Cusimano Love, Associate Professor of Politics at the Catholic University
May 22, 2011
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A Discussion with Ziad Asali, Founding President of the American Task Force on Palestine
May 22, 2011
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Barack Obama on Freedom of Religion at the Esperanza National Prayer BreakfastJune 19, 2009
We can begin by giving thanks for the legacy that allows us to come together. For it was the genius of America's Founders to...
Barack Obama on the French Hijab Ban at a Joint Press Conference with Nicolas Sarkozy
June 6, 2009
[] we should not have two standards for freedom of religious expression, one for Muslims and one for non-Muslims. That...
Barack Obama on Religious Freedom in the US at Cairo University
June 4, 2009
[...] Freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion. That is why there is a mosque in every...
Barack Obama on Tolerance and Islam at Cairo University
June 4, 2009
Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. [...] That is the spirit we need today. People in every country should be free to...
Barack Obama on Faith in Humanity at Cairo University
June 4, 2009
It's easier to start wars than to end them. It's easier to blame others than to look inward. It's easier to see what is...
Barack Obama on the Golden Rule at the University of Notre Dame
May 17, 2009
For if there is one law that we can be most certain of, it is the law that binds people of all faiths and no faith together....
Barack Obama on Engaging the Muslim World at the Turkish Parliament
April 6, 2009
America's relationship with the Muslim community, the Muslim world, cannot, and will not, just be based upon opposition to...
Barack Obama on the Character of the American Nation at a Joint Press Conference with President Gul
April 6, 2009
[...] One of the great strengths of the United States is, although as I mentioned, we have a very large Christian...
Barack Obama on American Religious Diversity in His Inaugural Address
January 21, 2009
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and...
Barack Obama on a New Relationship with the Muslim World in His Inaugural Address
January 21, 2009
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the...
George W. Bush on the Perversion of Islam by Radicals in State of the Union Address
January 31, 2006
No one can deny the success of freedom, but some men rage and fight against it. And one of the main sources of reaction and...
George W. Bush on the Freedom to Worship in Third Presidential Debate
October 13, 2004
But I'm mindful in a free society that people can worship if they want to or not. You're equally an American if you choose...
George W. Bush on Eid Al-Fitr in the Diplomatic Reception Room
December 17, 2001
Eid is a time of joy, after a season of fasting and prayer and reflection. Each year, the end of Ramadan means celebration...
George W. Bush on Islam and Terrorism
September 26, 2001
I'm proud of the Muslim leaders across America who have risen up and who have not only insisted that America be strong, but...
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, whether addressing foreign policy, social, economic, and social issues, or their own convictions. This resource page assembles key statements by US presidents over time and provides an overview of how presidents and candidates have engaged Islam on a national and international level.