US Muslims hope Obama address is catalyst for repairing strained relations worldwideCHICAGO — Muslims across the country who woke to early alarms, stayed up well past their bedtimes and scoured the Internet for clips to hear President Barack Obama’s address from Egypt on Thursday said his words could be a catalyst toward repairing strained U.S. relations with Muslims worldwide. US Muslims call Obama’s speech an important 1st step in repairing strained tiesCHICAGO — Muslim cabbies huddled over tea at a tiny cafe as day broke over Chicago on Thursday, watching President Barack Obama’s televised address from Egypt and nodding approval for what they saw — a step toward repairing strained U.S. relations with Muslims worldwide. US Muslims call Obama speech important first step but say action should followCHICAGO — American Muslims are praising President Barack Obama’s first speech addressing Muslims worldwide as a much-needed step in the right direction. |
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