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[[Image:OBAMA MUSULMAN.jpg|right|thumb|'''Then-Senator Obama wearing traditional African garb''', a gift from his hosts while visiting Kenya<ref>[http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-wore-muslim-gear-during-kenya-trip]</ref>]]

[[Image:OBAMA MUSULMAN.jpg|right|thumb|'''Then-Senator Obama wearing traditional African garb''', a gift from his hosts while visiting Kenya<ref>[http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-wore-muslim-gear-during-kenya-trip]</ref>]]

The ties to Islamic religion and culture possessed by '''[[Barack Hussein Obama]]''' have been notable in many of his own comments and actions, both before and after taking the office of [[President of the United States]].  While he has a Muslim heritage, and he professes to be a Christian, it is claimed by some people that he still is a Muslim (though this is not a widely held view).  These are examples of the influence of Islamic culture on him

The ties to Islamic religion and culture possessed by '''[[Barack Hussein Obama]]''' have been notable in many of his own comments and actions, both before and after taking the office of [[President of the United States]].  While he has a Muslim heritage, and he professes to be a Christian, it is claimed by some people that he still is a Muslim (though this is not a widely held view).  These are examples that show the influence of Islamic culture on him

*Obama declared in prepared remarks, "The United States has been enriched by '''Muslim Americans'''. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country - I know, because '''I am one of them'''."<ref>http://middleeast.about.com/b/2009/04/06/obama-in-turkey-at-the-gates-of-islam.htm</ref>

*Obama declared in prepared remarks, "The United States has been enriched by '''Muslim Americans'''. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country - I know, because '''I am one of them'''."<ref>http://middleeast.about.com/b/2009/04/06/obama-in-turkey-at-the-gates-of-islam.htm</ref>