Talk:Remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington

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Bush delivering the speech

• ... that George W. Bush, an Evangelical Christian, quoted from the Quran in a speech he delivered (pictured) as president of the United States? Source: Denise M. Bostdorff, "George W. Bush's Post-September 11 Rhetoric of Covenant Renewal: Upholding the Faith of the Greatest Generation", Quarterly Journal of Speech 89, no. 4 (2003): 301–302: President George W. Bush; and an evangelical Christian like the president; and Likewise, in a highly visible speech at the Islamic Center of Washington, the president stated, "Let me quote fromthe Koran itself: 'In the long run, evil in the extreme will be the end of those who doevil. For that they rejected the signs of Allah and held them up to ridicule.' "
  • ALT1: ... that George W. Bush, an Evangelical Christian, quoted from Muslim scripture in a speech he delivered (pictured) as president of the United States? Source: Same as ALT0; just a different way of phrasing it
  • ALT2: ... that George W. Bush's remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (pictured) on September 17, 2001 were not the first time he had publicly complimented Islam as president? Source: Ahmed H. al-Rahim, "Islam and the White House: American Presidential Discourse on Establishing Official Islam, 1993–2013", Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication 9, no. 1 (2016): 96: President George W. Bush’s first official statement on Islam was made in early 2001, wherein he emphasized the shared values thesis and the role of Muslims in American life and (quoting Bush), The variety of nations and cultures represented by those who travel to Mecca each year, and the varied ways in which Muslims contribute to American life across the United States, are powerful reminders that ethnic and racial differences need not divide us when we share common values and purposes.
  • ALT3: ... that Democratic president Barack Obama said he was "very proud" of his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, for what he said in his 2001 remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (pictured)? Source: Josh Lederman, "On Muslims, Democrats Find an unlikely Ally: George W Bush", PBS NewsHour (December 25, 2015): "I was very proud after 9/11 when he was adamant and clear about the fact that this is not a war on Islam," Obama said recently.
  • Reviewed: Talk:Evgenia_Semenovskaya#Did_you_know_nomination
  • Comment: Second QPQ: Talk:Grigorii_Nikolaevich_Maksimov#Did_you_know_nomination. Evgenia Semenovskaya and Grigorii Nikolaevich Maksimov were two articles in a 5-article nomination that I reviewed.

Created by Hydrangeans (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 20 past nominations.

Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 09:35, 2 December 2024 (UTC).