
The Blessed (“mubarak”) touts the Blessing (“baraka”)
After all, Obama “is a sympathetic man, and says the United States will not fight Islam because Islam is a heavenly religion.” “Egypt’s Mubarak says Obama has new approach to Islam,” from Reuters, June 11:
CAIRO (Reuters) – Barack Obama has presented a fresh understanding of Islam not shown by predecessors, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in his first interview since the U.S. president addressed the Muslim world from Cairo.
Obama called for a “new beginning” in ties between the United States and Muslims, many of whom felt targeted by the “war against terror” launched by former President George W. Bush after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and his wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“Under the past administration, there was a feeling that the Islamic world was a group of terrorists, Islam was hated and Muslims should be watched, and that the previous administration was scared of any Muslim,” Mubarak said.
“But Obama came and said we will not fight Muslims and Islam. He is a sympathetic man, and says the United States will not fight Islam because Islam is a heavenly religion,” he told state television in an interview broadcast late Wednesday…