Global Voices: Obama in Turkey, India's Elections

President Obama meets today with religious leaders in Turkey during his landmark two day trip to the country. Yesterday he stressed that the US “is not at war with Islam.” It’s part of a wider effort to extend a hand to the Muslim world. Here’s part of a message he delivered celebrating the start of Iran’s traditional new year holiday:

“The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right, but it comes with real responsibilities. And that place cannot be reaches through terror or arms, but rather through peaceful actions that demonstrate the true greatness of the Iranian people and civilization.”

For more on how Iranians are responding to Obama’s gestures of goodwill and other international news, we turn to Deborah Dilley. She’s a writer and editor for Global Voices Online, which tracks conversations taking place on blogs across the world.

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(Photo by Chuck Kennedy/White House Photo)