Salam! Just thought you'd find this interesting.....
DATE=2/19/96
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-192948
TITLE=CLINTON RAMADAN MESSAGE
DATELINE=WHITE HOUSE
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
THIS IS THE TEXT OF THE ID AL-FITR (END OF RAMADAN)
MESSAGE ISSUED BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON. IT IS FOR USE
BY SERVICES EITHER MONDAY MORNING OR TUESDAY MORNING,
WHENEVER THEIR TARGET COUNTRIES OBSERVE THE END OF
RAMADAN. THE MESSAGE RUNS 1:15 MINS. AND COPIES OF THE
RECORDING CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEWSROOM BUBBLE.
CLINTON: ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS, I WANT TO EXTEND MY
PERSONAL GREETINGS TO THE ENTIRE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, AS IT CELEBRATES THE ID
AL-FITR.
THIS WEEK MARKS THE END OF THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN. IT IS A
TIME FOR REJOICING AND CELEBRATION, BUT IT IS ALSO A TIME FOR
REFLECTION AND REDEDICATION.
ON THIS OCCASION, LET US REKINDLE OUR COMMITMENT TO THE CAUSE OF
PEACE AMONG ALL OF THE PEOPLES OF THE EARTH. IF WE ARE DEDICATED
IN OUR BELIEF AND CONSTANT IN OUR LABOR, WE CAN BUILD A BETTER
FUTURE -- ONE OF COOPERATION, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION -- FOR
OURSELVES AND FOR OUR CHILDREN.
LET US ALSO REMEMBER THE VALUES OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AS WELL
AS OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE -- IDEALS
THAT LIE AT THE HEART OF RAMADAN. THESE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL
COMMITMENT TO FAITH AND TO SOCIETY TRULY ARE UNIVERSAL VALUES.
SO, AS THE NEW MOON USHERS IN THIS HOLY CELEBRATION, LET ME SAY
TO ALL WHO FOLLOW THE FAITH OF ISLAM HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
AND AROUND THE WORLD THE TRADITIONAL GREETING: "AS-SALAAMU
ALAYKUM," MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, AND MAY GOD GRANT YOU HEALTH AND
PROSPERITY NOW AND IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
WJC/ART
19-Feb-96 9:58 AM EST (1458 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
A Hearty 'Eid Mubarak' to all the Bohranetizens out there.
Truly,
Huzaifa Halai