Two news items suggest that Obama's relationship with the Muslim world will figure in the campaign more prominently than it has to date. One, by Egyptian Yasser Khalil, describes the hopes placed in him in the Muslim world. Obama is seen by many as likely to chart a new course that is less hostile to them. The second article describes a rough meeting in Dearborn between Obama aides and Muslim community representatives, in which the former are called to task for Obama's pro-Israel statements to the AIPAC meeting last week, and are asked if Obama is going to condemn Islamophobia. (Thanks to Jihad Watch for both.)
Obama's views on U.S. relations with the Islamic world, and with Muslims in the United States will be issues to watch in the coming months. I suspect that Obama's lack of experience and knowledge (both on display as he awarded Jerusalem to Israel) will hurt him. He will be tapping into broad public support for change in U.S. foreign policy - but how will he know which changes make sense and which ones don't? Nor will he find it easy to satisfy Islamists at home; they're likely to keep raising the ante on him.
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