Reuters - Video

Edition: US | UK | IN | CN | JP

video Video

Bernanke steps into the spotlight
Bernanke steps into the spotlight - 02:13
The official royal wedding guest list revealed
The official royal wedding guest list revealed - 01:23
Shuttle astronauts arrive at Cape Canaveral
Shuttle astronauts arrive at Cape Canaveral - 01:18
Waiting for Bernanke
Waiting for Bernanke - 01:51
Hospital staff flee border fighting
Hospital staff flee border fighting - 01:10
Thousands at Sai Baba funeral
Thousands at Sai Baba funeral - 01:03
Al Qaeda releases hostage messages
Al Qaeda releases hostage messages - 01:43
Obama calls birth controversy \
Obama calls birth controversy "distracting" - 05:29
Three blasts hit Kirkuk
Three blasts hit Kirkuk - 01:25
Protests intensify in Yemen
Protests intensify in Yemen - 01:24
Border clashes displace thousands
Border clashes displace thousands - 01:50
S&P Credit Rating Warning Helpful - Lister
S&P Credit Rating Warning Helpful - Lister - 00:53

Obama hosts Ramadan dinner

Friday, August 10, 2012 - 01:34

Aug 11 - U.S. President Barack Obama hosts the 4th Iftar dinner at the White House while remembering the victims of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

▲ Hide Transcript

▶ View Transcript

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Continuing a White House tradition, U.S. President Barack Obama hosted his fourth Iftar dinner on Friday (August 10) to celebrate Ramadan. During the dinner Obama honored the victims of the Sikh temple shooting and declared an assault on religious faith "has no place in the United States of America." "Tonight our prayers in particular are with our friends and fellow Americans of the Sikh community. We mourn those who were senselessly murdered and injured in their place of worship. And while we may never fully understand what motivates such hatred, such violence -- the perpetrators of such despicable acts must know that your twisted thinking is no match for the compassion and goodness and strength of our united American family. So tonight we declare with one voice that such violence has no place in the United States of America. The attacks of Americans of any faith is an attack on the freedom of all Americans. No American should ever have to fear for their safety in their place of worship and every American has the right to practice their faith both opening and freely and as they choose-- that is not just an American right it is a Universal human right and we will defend the religion here at home and around the world," Obama said. A white supremacist gunman opened gunfire and killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Federal authorities have said they are treating the attack as a possible act of domestic terrorism. Turban-wearing Sikhs are often mistaken for Muslims in the United States. The Sikh faith was founded in the Punjab area of India and Pakistan and has an estimated 500,000 or more adherents in the United States.

Press CTRL+C (Windows), CMD+C (Mac), or long-press the URL below on your mobile device to copy the code

Close

Obama hosts Ramadan dinner

Friday, August 10, 2012 - 01:34