The White House has announced President Obama will make his first visit of his presidency to a US mosque as part of his administration’s attempt promote religious tolerance.
President Obama will visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore, one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest Muslim centers, on Wednesday, February 3rd. The administration described the purpose of the visit “to celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life.”
The President will promote his view that what makes the US strong is its “rich diversity and the very idea that Americans of different faiths and backgrounds can thrive together-that we’re all part of the same American family”, according to a statement released by the White House.
