As a Muslim-American, I watched with great interest Thursday morning as President Obama spoke to the world about the state of the Middle East. With that region engulfed in so much turmoil, this provides America a crucial opportunity to take a stand. I was looking for a glimpse into how the president proposed to address what some have called “the Muslim problem,” in which some people living in the Middle East still harbor unfavorable attitudes towards America. When a portion of such people then hold extremist groups in higher esteem, that becomes a recipe for disaster. read more

from Harris Zafar, member of the US Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat.