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Muslims on Twitter outraged over Obama’s Ramadan wishes****

Muslims on Twitter <http://topics/twitter/> are expressing their outrage
after President Obama <http://topics/barack-obama/> tweeted his Ramadan
wishes Monday night.****

“‘I wish Muslims across America & around the world a month blessed with the
joys of family, peace & understanding,’ —President
Obama<http://topics/barack-obama/>#Ramadan,” he said.
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*SEE RELATED: Saudi Arabia to foreigners: Abide Muslim Ramadan rules, or
face punishment
<http://news/2013/jul/9/saudi-arabia-foreigners-abide-muslim-ramadan-rules/>
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But some Muslims are thinking the president’s greeting was not so sincere.**
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“My mom just told me that Barack Obama <http://topics/barack-obama/> wished
all Muslims a happy Ramadan, I told her that maybe he should stop killing
us too,” one user wrote.****

Many of those criticizing the president had issue with the forced feeding
of Guantanamo Bay detainees during Ramadan fasting, as well as drone
strikes in the Middle East, calling him a “hypocrite” and “insincere,”
Twitchy reported.****

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Enlarge Photo <http://multimedia/image/ramadanjpg/>****

“I am assuming Obama <http://topics/barack-obama/>’s greetings to Muslims
wrt Ramadan are also directed at Muslims he will be force feeding at #GTMO
during that month,” one user wrote.****

“Obama <http://topics/barack-obama/> wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan while
he drone bombs them is like Hitler wishing Auschwitz a happy hanukkah
#samedifference #ramadan,” another user said.****

To mark the beginning of Ramadan, the human rights group Reprieve released
a video in which rapper Mos Def submits himself to forced feeding. The
Council On American-Islamic Relations has also called on the President to
halt the practice.****

“We believe it’s wrong to force feed at any time but it is particularly
upsetting to do it through Ramadan,” CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper told The
Guardian.****

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