President Barack Obama berpidato di depan komunitas Muslim di Masjid Baltimore, Maryland 3 February 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Presiden Amerika Serikat, Barack Obama mengunjungi masjid di Baltimore, Maryland Amerika Serikat. Di depan umat Muslim Amerika, Obama berpidato lebih dari 40 menit. Obama menyatakan bahwa Islam merupakan bagian dari sejarah dan kehidupan Amerika. Obama juga memuji Muslim Amerika yang turut berjasa dan berkontribusi bagi negara dalam berbagai bidang.
Beberapa senator juga turut mengikuti pidato Obama seperti Senator Muslim pertama Ketih Ellison yang mewakili Minnesota. Lalu hadir pula Andre Carson, senator Muslim kedua yang mewakili Indiana. Keduanya berasal dari Partai Demokrat, partai yang sama dengan Obama.
Presiden pertama Amerika yang berkulit hitam itu menerangkan bahwa Islam adalah agama yang damai. Islam berasal dari kata Salam yang berarti damai. Bahkan Obama mengucapkan Assalamualaykum semoga kedamaian menyertaimu.
President Barack Obama waves farewell to students after his remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Barack Obama goes without shoes, out of deference, as he delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Scouts say the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag prior to remarks by President Barack Obama at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) (R) applauds with other members of the audience as U.S. President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Barack Obama smiles during remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Copies of the Koran sit on chairs, including those reserved for White House staff members, in a room prepared for remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
People gather in anticipation of remarks by President Barack Obama at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
A Secret Service agent keeps watch as people gather in anticipation of remarks by President Barack Obama at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Shoes removed by visitors out of reverence sit on a shelf marked “reserved” prior to remarks by President Barack Obama at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Secret Service agents stand watch nearby as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in Catonsville, Maryland February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
