Hamas Praises Obama, Hopes for 'New Page' in U.S. Relations(Syria nicknames Obama "Abu Hussein")

haaretz.com/AP ^ | November 7, 2008 | Yoav Stern/AP

[Free ThinkerNY]

Hamas strongman Mahmoud Zahar on Friday said he hoped that Barack Obama's presidential election victory would open a new page in relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world.

However, Zahar said he does not expect immediate change in U.S policy toward Hamas. The Bush administration is boycotting the Palestinian Islamist group, along with most of the international community.

[Free ThinkerNY]

[SolidWood]

Abu Hussein al-Amriki (wait for the FBI wanted poster)

[DannyTN]

Abu?

[Chet 99]

Abu = Son Of

[austinaero]

Someone needs to let those folks in Syria know that you aren’t supposed to use the name Hussein when speaking of, well, Hussein!

[JeepInMazar]

Barack Obama attended an Islamic school growing up in Indonesia and his father was a Muslim.

Obama's experience within Islam as a boy should give him a unique perspective into Islam unlike any other U.S. President.

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[anniegetyourgun]

He came to his own (the world), and they rejected him not.

[forkinsocket]

No, father of. Ibn is son of.