June 05, 2009

Muslims here praise Obama’s outreach  06/05/09 12:01 AM

Leaders of Richmond’s Muslim community said they are pleased with President Barack Obama’s speech yesterday in Cairo, not just because they’re Muslims but also because they’re Americans. “There’s a lot of excitement,“ said Imam Ammar Amonette of the Islamic Center of Virginia. Obama “addressed both the American Muslim community and our history and our part in America, as well as acknowledged the Muslim world as a whole and the need for a new beginning of mutual respect and recognizing problems.“

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