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...other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground. As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." That is what I will try to do - to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Text: President Barack Obama's Speech to the Muslim World | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task. Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Text: President Barack Obama's Speech to the Muslim World | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest. That is why I intend to personally pursue this outcome with all the patience that the task requires. The obligations that the parties have agreed to under the Road Map are clear. For peace to come, it is time for them - and all of us - to live up to our responsibilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Text: President Barack Obama's Speech to the Muslim World | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...Remembering Tiananmen Square is a task Hong Kong people take seriously. This is the only Chinese city where the incident is openly discussed and publicly remembered. In the summer of 1989, some 1 million people took to the city's streets in support of the students. They've honored them every year since. But remembrance is an amorphous term, especially here. The solemnity of recollection is tempered by anger and fear - anger that China has not acknowledged the incident, and fear that heavy-handed suppression is not a thing of the past. "What happened 20 years ago could happen again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: While Beijing Stays Silent, Hong Kong Remembers Tiananmen | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...simply not allied with the policies that many Muslims around the world would like to see the United States pursue," explained Jon Alterman, a former State Department adviser, at a recent forum in Washington. "We're going to have to agree to disagree, and that's the first task for the President - to frame U.S. policy in a way that takes some of the passion out of the widespread hostility for the United States." (See pictures of Islam's soft revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Seeks to Win Muslim Hearts and Minds | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

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