U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama held a festive meal Tuesday night at the White House to commemorate the Muslim month of Ramadan. Cabinet members, Arab ambassadors, Arab-American leaders, along with Jewish leaders participated at the meal.
Islam, as we know, is part of America," Obama said. "And like the broader American citizenry, the American Muslim community is one of extraordinary dynamism and diversity - with families that stretch back generations and more recent immigrants; with Muslims of countless races and ethnicities, and with roots in every corner of the world." Obama reiterated his commitment to foster mutual respect between the U.S. and Muslims around the world.