Shaykh mohammed aslam biography of barack obama

When President Barack Obama strode to the podium at Cairo University on June 4, , he faced a Muslim world bursting with optimism about his middle name – Hussein! – along with his barrier-bashing skin color, and a heart they believed was wide open to their concerns and dreams.

“Assalaamu alaykum,” Obama said, using the traditional Arabic salutation Muslims use to greet one another.

“Peace be upon you.”

He called for “a new beginning between the United States” and the world’s billion Muslims.

Shaykh mohammed aslam biography of barack obama president

He promised to close the reviled prison at Guantanamo Bay, to “personally pursue” Palestinian-Israeli peace and to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq. Obama said he would invest billions in Afghanistan and Pakistan; seek a nuclear deal with Iran; encourage deeper ties in science, education and business; and promote women’s rights.

“It’s easier to start wars than to end them,” he said to applause.

“It’s easier to blame others than to look inward. It’s easier to