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Asian Muslims' Reactions to Obama's Ankara Speech

April 7, 2009

"The United States is not and will never be at war with Islam." In his long expected address to the Muslim world delivered at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on Monday, US President Barack Obama vowed to overcome misunderstandings and to seek a broad consensus with Muslims based on mutual respect. But did he convince his Muslim audience?

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Muslim protesters wearing a mask of Barack Obama while demonstrating against Israeli air strikes on Gaza in Jakarta this January
Muslim protesters wearing a mask of Barack Obama while demonstrating against Israeli air strikes on Gaza in Jakarta this JanuaryImage: AP