White House says Eid Mubarak

“Muslims make our nation stronger." President Biden just restored a White House tradition that was stopped by Trump.

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00:00It's especially important because today around the world we're seeing so many Muslims being

00:07targeted with violence.

00:30No one, no one should just discriminate against or oppress or be oppressed for their religious

00:56beliefs.

00:57Nobody.

00:58Nobody.

00:59And today we also remember all those who are not able to celebrate this holy day, including

01:05Muslims and, and, excuse me, including Uyghurs and Rohingyas.

01:12And now all, all those who are facing famine, violence, conflict, and disease, and we honor,

01:18we honor the signs of hope and progress toward the world we want to see, including the ceasefire,

01:23which allowed people in Yemen to honor Ramadan and celebrate Eid in peace for the first time

01:28in six years.

01:29At the same time, we have to acknowledge that an awful lot of work remains to be done abroad

01:40and here at home.

01:42Muslims make our nation stronger every single day, even as they still face real challenges

01:47and threats in our society, including targeted violence and Islamic phobia.

01:53Making our nation more equitable, more inclusive for Muslim Americans is an essential part

01:57of the enduring work to form a more perfect union and more, that's what we seek.

02:03You know, we're the only nation in all the history of the world that's been organized

02:09not based on a religion, race, ethnicity, geography, but an idea.

02:16Think about it, an idea.

02:18We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal, endowed

02:23by their creator with certain inalienable rights, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness,

02:29et cetera.

02:30We've never met that goal, but we've never walked away from it.