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Obama Wishes 'Ramadan Kareem' to Muslims (No English Translation Provided)
Washington Post ^ | 8/21/09 | Garance Franke-Ruta

Posted on 08/21/2009 1:07:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway

President Obama released videotaped Ramadan wishes Friday, sending "best wishes to Muslims in America and around the world" and wishing them "Ramadan Kareem" on "behalf of the American people, including Muslim communities in all 50 states."

SNIP

The president makes sure to mention "my own Christian faith" and the values shared by Islam and Christianity when it comes to service, even as he speaks of Muslim ceremonies he knows well.

He also recapitulates his basic foreign policy positions involving Muslim nations. "We're also committed to keeping our responsibility to build a world that is more peaceful and secure. That's why we're responsibly ending the war in Iraq," he says, adding, "That is why we strongly and actively support a two-state solution that recognizes the rights of Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security. That is also why America will always stand for the universal rights of all people."

"I want to reiterate my commitment to a new beginning between America and Muslims around the world," he continues, emphasizing his Cairo message of seeking common ground and that "an important part of this is listening."

SNIP

The president lays out collaborations with international health authorities to eradicate polio in Muslim-majority nations, and to mitigate H1N1 flu transmission risks during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca by devout Muslims which this year will fall at the end of November.

"May God's peace be upon you," he concludes.

Translations of his Ramadan message are provided on the White House Web site in Arabic, Bengali, Dari, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish and Urdu.

No English transcript is provided.

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; husseinobama; muslim; muslimworld; obama; ramadan; translation
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1 posted on 08/21/2009 1:07:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Communicating with Terrorists?? sounds like it to me!!


2 posted on 08/21/2009 1:08:45 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (Orwell's 1984 - To Conservatives, a WARNING - to Liberals, a TEXTBOOK!)
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To: nickcarraway

I refuse to give the SS a reason to visit me.


3 posted on 08/21/2009 1:09:26 PM PDT by DogBarkTree (Support Sarah. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/sarahpalin?ref=nf)
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To: gwilhelm56

Or to former basketball players?


4 posted on 08/21/2009 1:09:33 PM PDT by scottinoc (Government run health care...not just no but HELL NO! - Sarah Palin)
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To: nickcarraway

There are NO values shared by Islam and Christianity.


5 posted on 08/21/2009 1:10:06 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: nickcarraway

In english it means ‘Have Fun Killing American Men and Raping their Women’. (I think)


6 posted on 08/21/2009 1:10:34 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: nickcarraway
Try a Ramadan Kareem Filled Donut now at a Krispy Kreme near you!
7 posted on 08/21/2009 1:11:43 PM PDT by apillar
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To: nickcarraway; Sparko

Another freeper posted the translation

Save a hit on the White House web.

Here is the text:

Ramadan Message
Washington, DC

On behalf of the American people – including Muslim communities in all fifty states – I want to extend best wishes to Muslims in America and around the world. Ramadan Kareem.

Ramadan is the month in which Muslims believe the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, beginning with a simple word – iqra. It is therefore a time when Muslims reflect upon the wisdom and guidance that comes with faith, and the responsibility that human beings have to one another, and to God.
Like many people of different faiths who have known Ramadan through our communities and families, I know this to be a festive time – a time when families gather, friends host iftars, and meals are shared. But I also know that Ramadan is a time of intense devotion and reflection – a time when Muslims fast during the day and perform tarawih prayers at night, reciting and listening to the entire Koran over the course of the month.

These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings.

For instance, fasting is a concept shared by many faiths – including my own Christian faith – as a way to bring people closer to God, and to those among us who cannot take their next meal for granted. And the support that Muslims provide to others recalls our responsibility to advance opportunity and prosperity for people everywhere. For all of us must remember that the world we want to build – and the changes that we want to make – must begin in our own hearts, and our own communities.

This summer, people across America have served in their communities – educating children, caring for the sick, and extending a hand to those who have fallen on hard times. Faith-based organizations, including many Islamic organizations, have been at the forefront in participating in this summer of service. And in these challenging times, this is a spirit of responsibility that we must sustain in the months and years to come.

Beyond America’s borders, we are also committed to keeping our responsibility to build a world that is more peaceful and secure. That is why we are responsibly ending the war in Iraq. That is why we are isolating violent extremists while empowering the people in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan. That is why we are unyielding in our support for a two-state solution that recognizes the rights of Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security. And that is why America will always stand for the universal rights of all people to speak their mind, practice their religion, contribute fully to society and have confidence in the rule of law.

All of these efforts are a part of America’s commitment to engage Muslims and Muslim-majority nations on the basis of mutual interest and mutual respect. And at this time of renewal, I want to reiterate my commitment to a new beginning between America and Muslims around the world.

As I said in Cairo, this new beginning must be borne out in a sustained effort to listen to each other, to learn from each other, to respect one another, and to seek common ground. I believe an important part of this is listening, and in the last two months, American embassies around the world have reached out not just to governments, but directly to people in Muslim-majority countries. From around the world, we have received an outpouring of feedback about how America can be a partner on behalf of peoples’ aspirations.

We have listened. We have heard you. And like you, we are focused on pursuing concrete actions that will make a difference over time – both in terms of the political and security issues that I have discussed, and in the areas that you have told us will make the most difference in peoples’ lives.

These consultations are helping us implement the partnerships that I called for in Cairo – to expand education exchange programs; to foster entrepreneurship and create jobs; and to increase collaboration on science and technology, while supporting literacy and vocational learning. We are also moving forward in partnering with the OIC and OIC member states to eradicate polio, while working closely with the international community to confront common health challenges like H1N1 – which I know is of particular to concern to many Muslims preparing for the upcoming hajj.

All of these efforts are aimed at advancing our common aspirations – to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God. It will take time and patient effort. We cannot change things over night, but we can honestly resolve to do what must be done, while setting off in a new direction – toward the destination that we seek for ourselves, and for our children. That is the journey that we must travel together.

I look forward to continuing this critically important dialogue and turning it into action. And today, I want to join with the 1.5 billion Muslims around the world – and your families and friends – in welcoming the beginning of Ramadan, and wishing you a blessed month.

May God’s peace be upon you.

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5 posted on Friday, August 21, 2009 2:33:23 PM by Sparko (Obama: The only man who can make COMMUNITY a dirty word.)
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8 posted on 08/21/2009 1:13:34 PM PDT by boxerblues
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To: nickcarraway

George Bush did the same...all these dopes trip over themselves kissing up to Muhammadans and their fake prophet


9 posted on 08/21/2009 1:13:57 PM PDT by dennisw (Free Republic is an island in a sea of zombies)
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10 posted on 08/21/2009 1:15:09 PM PDT by maggief
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what’s this “ muslim communities in all 50 states” jazz? I thought we had 57......


11 posted on 08/21/2009 1:15:59 PM PDT by bobby.223
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To: nickcarraway

“best wishes to Muslims in America and around the world” and wishing them “Ramadan Kareem” on “behalf of the American people,

I ran it through Babel Fish and it came up with something about wee weed. Not sure that’s accurate though.


12 posted on 08/21/2009 1:17:15 PM PDT by saganite (What would Sully do?)
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To: nickcarraway

I want this man - or whatever he is - to go away. Just go away.


13 posted on 08/21/2009 1:17:25 PM PDT by livius
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To: nickcarraway
"That is also why America will always stand for the universal rights of all people."

Except babies that survive abortion and are born alive.

14 posted on 08/21/2009 1:17:31 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barry Falsewitness is proud of his "healthy skepticism" of organized religion. He's a deceiver.)
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To: nickcarraway

President Obama released a videotape...

15 posted on 08/21/2009 1:18:42 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barry Falsewitness is proud of his "healthy skepticism" of organized religion. He's a deceiver.)
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16 posted on 08/21/2009 1:19:39 PM PDT by maggief
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17 posted on 08/21/2009 1:20:24 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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The nice thing about George W. Bush was that I could believe he was lying when he issued these sorts of messages.

ML/NJ

18 posted on 08/21/2009 1:20:25 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: boxerblues
All of these efforts are a part of America’s commitment to engage Muslims and Muslim-majority nations

How many "muslim-majority" nations even offer freedom of religion? Can't really tally them as muslims because they have no choice in the matter. Just as not every Russian in the Soviet Union was a Communist. They just didn't have an option to express any other view.

19 posted on 08/21/2009 1:20:48 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barry Falsewitness is proud of his "healthy skepticism" of organized religion. He's a deceiver.)
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To: maggief

If the gates of Hell can be closed and the devils chained, why not just keep them locked up?


20 posted on 08/21/2009 1:21:46 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barry Falsewitness is proud of his "healthy skepticism" of organized religion. He's a deceiver.)
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