Obama Reaches Out to Muslim Countries
Turn to the
following Pew Forum and Pew Research Center resources to learn more about the
historical and political context behind President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo on relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world:
- America and Islam After Bush:
A December 2008 discussion between Vali Nasr of the Council on Foreign
Relations and Jeffrey Goldberg of The
Atlantic on the prospects for America's relationship with the Muslim
world in the Obama administration.
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Brides, Grooms Often Have Different Faiths
Early summer is a traditional season
for wedding ceremonies in the U.S. A graphic based on data from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey looks
at the phenomenon of religiously mixed marriages. View the graphic »
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New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage On June 3, New Hampshire became the sixth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. Pew Forum resources on the gay marriage debate can be found at the gay marriage issue page »
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May 31 - Time
Obama's Vatican Pick: Boosting Hispanic Catholics
In an analysis of the selection of Miguel Diaz as the new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Time's Amy Sullivan
cites Pew Forum survey data on the worship practices of Hispanic Catholics.
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