a. "President Barack Obama on Friday endorsed a controversial plan to build a mosque and Islamic center just blocks from Ground Zero in Manhattan, despite the strong objections of conservatives, the ADL and those who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks.“Ground Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground,” Obama said at a White House dinner celebrating the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. “But let me be clear: as a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country..."
b. Obama Wraps Up Turkey Trip With Mosque Visit, Student Meeting:
"The construction on the mosque started in 1356 AD and ended seven years later. Serving as a mosque and religious school for all four juristic branches of Sunni Islam, it is known as the most compact and comprehensive Islamic monument in Cairo..." http://www.rferl.org/content/Obama_Wraps_Up_Turkey_Trip_With_Mosque_Visit_Student_Meeting_/1603835.html
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Obama visits Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo:
"The construction on the mosque started in 1356 AD and ended seven years later. Serving as a mosque and religious school for all four juristic branches of Sunni Islam, it is known as the most compact and comprehensive Islamic monument in Cairo.. '.http://balita.ph/2009/06/04/obama-visits-sultan-hassan-mosque-in-cairo/
d. PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITS THE BLUE MOSQUE &
HAGIA SOPHIA WITH ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS: "President Barack Obama with a group of religious leaders from the UN backed Alliance of Civilizations Istanbul Forum visited the Blue Mosque & Hagia Sophia. The visit demonstrated his commitment to interfaith dialogue and to the UN backed Alliance of Civilization coming together for dialogue on tolerance and respect for each others’ beliefs. The Blue Mosque is one of the most venerated Islamic places of worship in the world. The Hagia Sophia was the largest Byzantine Orthodox Christian church in the world until 1453.. ". http://www.tandemproject.com/issue_statements/statements/2009/041609_obama.htm Obama backtracks on NY mosque:http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=184785
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