CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — President Barack Obama chose an Arabic satellite TV network for his first formal television interview as president, part of a concerted effort to repair relations with the Muslim world that were damaged under the previous administration. Obama cited his Muslim background and relatives, practically a taboo issue during the U.S. presidential campaign, and said in the interview, which aired Tuesday, that one of his main tasks was to communicate to Muslims “that the Americans are not your enemy.” The interview aired on the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Obama tells Muslims US is ‘not your enemy’
By The Associated Press
January 27, 2009