Obama to Make First Visit of His Presidency to a US Mosque

President Barack Obama’s first visit to a U.S. mosque comes as Muslim-Americans say they’re confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and deeds
Obama to Make First Visit of His Presidency to a US Mosque
In this Thursday, June 4, 2009 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
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WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama’s first visit to a U.S. mosque comes as Muslim-Americans say they’re confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and deeds.

Obama is scheduled to visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday. Its campus contains a mosque and school that runs from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Last week, Obama became the first sitting president to speak at the Israeli Embassy. In remarks at the embassy, he warned of growing anti-Semitism in the world.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Righteous Among the Nations award ceremony honororing U.S. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds at the Israeli Embassy January 27, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Righteous Among the Nations award ceremony honororing U.S. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds at the Israeli Embassy January 27, 2016 in Washington, DC. Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images
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