Muslims

It is a prevalent belief, according to a nationwide poll in the United States, that Muslims are linked with terrorism.

And among the good there are Serbs and Croats and Muslims, just as there are among the bad.

I think this politics means Serbs, Croats, and Muslims.

Among our friends, there are Serbs and Croats and Muslims.

Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?

We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world – tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate.

More recently, tension has been fed by colonialism that denied rights and opportunities to many Muslims, and a Cold War in which Muslim-majority countries were too often treated as proxies without regard to their own aspirations.

Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam.

Violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims.

I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon 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.