Turkey Belongs In The European Union
America believes that as a European power, Turkey belongs in the European Union. Your membership would also be a crucial advance in relations between the Muslim world and the West, because you are part of both. Including Turkey in the EU would prove that Europe is not the exclusive club of a single religion, and it would expose the "clash of civilizations" as a passing myth of history.
- President Bush, June 29th, 2004
President Bush's Eid Iftaar Dinner
“The charity, discipline and sacrifice practiced during Ramadan in America makes America a better, more compassionate country….And the heartfelt prayers offered at this time of year are a blessing in many lives and they're a blessing to our nation.”
- President Bush, October 28th, 2003
A VIBRANT FAITH
“Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions.”
- President Bush, October 11, 2002
A Beautiful Mosque
For half a century, this beautiful mosque has served as a place of worship for Muslims and has helped to advance understanding between people of different faiths. Millions of our fellow Americans practice the Muslim faith. They lead lives of honesty and justice and compassion.
- President Bush, December 5th, 2002
President Bush's Roundtable with Muslim Leaders -
"All Americans must recognize that the face of terror is not the true faith -- face of Islam. Islam is a faith that brings comfort to a billion people around the world. It's a faith that has made brothers and sisters of every race. It's a faith based upon love, not hate."
- President Bush, September 10th, 2002
ISLAM IS LOVE
“Islam is a faith that brings comfort to a billion people around the world. It's a faith that has made brothers and sisters of every race. It's a faith based upon love, not hate.”
- President Bush, September 10, 2002
BUSH SUPPORTS PALESTINE
“If liberty can blossom in the rocky soil of the West Bank and Gaza, it will inspire millions of men and women around the globe who are equally weary of poverty and oppression, equally entitled to the benefits of democratic government. I have a hope for the people of Muslim countries.”
- President Bush, June 24, 2002
ISLAMIC NATIONS DESERVE FREEDOM
“The peoples of the Islamic nations want and deserve the same freedoms and opportunities as people in every nation. And their governments should listen to their hopes.”
- President Bush, June 1, 2002
A WAR AGAINST EVIL
“All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.”
- President Bush, November 6, 2001
NOT AT WAR AGAINST ISLAM
“Because this great nation of many religions understands, our war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by the Muslim people.”
- President Bush, January 5, 2002
ISLAM BENEFITS THE WORLD
“That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements.”
- President Bush, November 19, 2001
ISLAM IS OF CHARITY
“The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qur’an. It teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace.”
- President Bush, November 15, 2001
BUSH SUPPORTS ALL FAITHS
"We respect people of all faiths and welcome the free practice of religion; our enemy wants to dictate how to think and how to worship even to their fellow Muslims."
- President Bush, November 8, 2001
AMERICA REJECTS BIGOTRY
“We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith… America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths -- Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others.”
- President Bush, April 30, 2002
AMERICA’S MUSLIMS
“There are thousands of Muslims who proudly call themselves Americans, and they know what I know -- that the Muslim faith is based upon peace and love and compassion.”
- President Bush, September 28, 2001
AMERICA DOES NOT FIGHT RELIGIONS
“Americans understand we fight not a religion; ours is not a campaign against the Muslim faith. Ours is a campaign against evil.”
- President Bush, September 27, 2001
TERRORISTS HIJACKING ISLAM
“The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends.”
- President Bush, September 20, 2001
ISLAM IS PEACE
“The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war.”
- President Bush, September 17, 2001
WAR ON TERROR, NOT MUSLIMS
“I've made it clear, Madam President, that the war against terrorism is not a war against Muslims, nor is it a war against Arabs. It's a war against evil people who conduct crimes against innocent people.”
- President Bush, September 19, 2001
