Qatar- Obama to Visit US Mosque Wednesday

1/31/2016 7:48:41 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Washington January 31 (QNA) - US President Barack Obama will make the first visit during his presidency to a US mosque the White House announced Saturday part of the administration's push to promote religious tolerance.
On Wednesday Obama will visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore a sprawling community center in the city's western suburbs that serves thousands of people with a place of worship a housing complex and schools according to (The Washington Post).
The president is making the visit "to celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life" a White House official wrote in an email Saturday.
"The President believes that one of our nation's greatest strengths is our rich diversity and the very idea that Americans of different faiths and backgrounds can thrive together – that we're all part of the same American family. As the President has said Muslim Americans are our friends and neighbors; our co-workers and sports heroes – and our men and women in uniform defending our country." At the Islamic Society Obama will hold a roundtable discussion with community members the official said.
It will be Obama's first visit as president to an American mosque though he visited a Jakarta mosque during a 2010. (QNA)

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