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‘Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding’

‘Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding’ We hear a lot about the United States’ Judeo-Christian heritage, but according to President Obama, “Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding.” That’s what the president told a White House conference on “countering violent extremism” on Wednesday. Obama has said similar things in the past: “I also know that Islam has always been a part of America’s story,” Obama said in a June 2009 speech in Cairo, Egypt. “Islam has always been part of America,” he said in a 2010 statement… View Article