Obama Ramadan

President Barack Obama offered a Ramadan greeting to Muslims on August 20, 2009, in his weekly YouTube video.

In the video, Obama said, "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. 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."http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=46010&tsp=1

"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."

"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."http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-of-President-Barack-Obama-in-Ramadan-Message/

• Remarks of President Barack Obama Ramadan Message