During the 2008 Presidential Campaign, there were rumors Barack Obama was a Muslim. Obama denied these rumors and claimed he is a Christian. He did attend a Chicago church led by the
radical Rev. Wright for 20 years. There was a
strong attempt to debunk the "Obama is a Muslim" rumor. During this time period,
AP ran a story supporting Obama's claim to be a Christian and identifying his Paternal Grandmother as a Christian.
Obama's grandfather had converted to Islam from Roman Catholicism and taken the name Hussein, Sarah Obama said, but his children had inherited only the name, not the religion. Each person should be able to choose how they worshipped, she said.
Now, we learn Obama's Grandmother has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 'Hajj.' The 'Hajj' is a holy pilgrimage to Mecca all Muslims are required to make and is one of the five pillars of Islam.
Mecca, 25 Nov. (AKI) - The grandmother of US president Barack Obama has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 'Hajj' or Islamic pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, a Saudi daily said on Wednesday. Sarah Obama, 87, is being accompanied by a nephew and Obama's cousin, Omran.
On Wednesday Sarah Obama was in the valley of Mina with an African delegation, according to the Saudi daily Okaz.
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