White House Reaches Out To Muslim Americans

Yesterday's New York Times carried a length front-page story titled White House Quietly Courts Muslims in U.S. It reports that while the President himself has not visited an American mosque or met with U.S. Muslim or Arab-American leaders, others in his administration are meeting extensively with U.S. Muslims. Topics have included health care, the economy, foreign policy, immigration and national security. Muslims are particularly encouraged that the White House has appointed Muslims to government positions and have supported them against criticism. They point especially to the case of Rashad Hussain who was appointed U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference.