Obama On Rise Of Islamophobia: ‘An Attack On One Faith Is An Attack On All Our Faiths’

President Barack Obama issued a firm rebuke against the rising tide of Islamophobia on Wednesday, delivering a lengthy speech at a mosque that lifted up the contributions of Muslim Americans and the need for all U.S. citizens to dedicate themselves to religious tolerance. Obama delivered his address at the Islamic Society of Baltimore — his first visit to a U.S. mosque during his term as president — before a diverse crowd of Muslims that included faith leaders, members of the military, and Muslim congressmen Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Andre Carson (D-IN). The sometimes freewheeling speech, which appeared to…Lees meer