Obama Sends “Warmest Greetings” to Eid Celebrants

Washington, 02 Syawal 1437/07 July 2016 (MINA) – US President Barack Obama sent his “warmest greetings” to Eid Al-Fitr Muslim celebrants on Wednesday and said it is a time to “recommit to values of gratitude, compassion, and generosity,” according to a statement from the White House.

“This past month, our country and the world endured challenges and senseless violence that broke our hearts and tried our souls,” Obama was quoted by KUNA as saying.

“Our prayers are with the hundreds of innocent lives, many of them Muslim, taken during the month of Ramadan in places like Orlando, Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, and Medina.”

The President highlighted the rise of attacks against Muslims in the US and noted that “no one should ever feel afraid or unsafe in their place of worship.”

He continued, “This Eid, we recommit to protecting Muslim Americans against bigotry and xenophobia, while celebrating the contributions of Muslim Americans around the country, including one of our finest, the People’s Champion Muhammad Ali, to whom we bade farewell this Ramadan.”

Later this month, the President will host a Eid celebration at the White House that will invite Americans from around the country, the statement concluded. (T/R07/R0)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)