Muslims wait for signs of change from Obama

Officially, President Obama was talking to the Muslim world in his
State Department speech in May, but U.S. Muslims were equally interested
in how their faith will be treated in a post-Osama bin Laden era.

U.S.
Muslims tuned in hoping for clear direction from Obama on America's
plans for the unrest in the Middle East and the strained relations with
Pakistan, a critical but wobbly ally in the fight against terrorism.

Adil
Najam, who teaches international relations at Boston University, said
Muslims—weary of being depicted as fundamentalists and terrorists—want
to be taken seriously as partners in democracy who have risked their
lives to overthrow Arab dictatorships.