BARACK OBAMA

Presented by:
Muhammad kafeel
Barrack obama

• Born: August 4, 1961

• Famous For: Candidate for Democratic
Party's 2008 presidential nomination.
• In August 2008, Barack was nominated by
the Democratic party as their candidate to
be President of the United States.
Introduction
• Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4,
1961
• His mother was from heartland-of-the-U.S.
Kansas, and his father from Kenya. Barack's
parents eventually divorced, and after his mother
remarried, he lived in Indonesia for a time before
returning to Hawaii to live with his grandparents.
He later moved to New York, where he graduated
from Columbia University in 1983.
Cont’d
• Barack put law school on hold after college and
moved to Chicago, where he became a community
organizer with a church-based group that was
dedicated to improving living conditions in poor
neighborhoods.
• Barack earned his law degree from Harvard in
1991, where he became the first African-American
president of the Harvard Law Review. He then
returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights
lawyer and teach constitutional law.
Cont’d
• In 2004, Barack wrote and delivered the keynote address at
the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, and
became a rising star in U.S. politics. A few months later,
he was elected to the U.S. Senate with a landslide 70% of
the vote. Four months into his senate career, Time
magazine named him "one of the world's most influential
people," calling him "one of the most admired politicians
in America." Barack formally announced his candidacy for
the 2008 presidential election in Springfield, Illinois on
February 10, 2007.
Obama as an author

• Barack is also an accomplished author. His

1995 book, Dreams from My Father, is a
memoir of his youth and early career.
• In December 2004, Barack signed a
contract to write three more books.
Cont’d

• The first, The Audacity of Hope, was

published in October 2006. The book has
remained at or near the top of the New York
Times Best Seller list since its publication.
It was also the theme of his 2004 keynote
address. The second book will be a
children's book to be co-written with his
wife Michelle and their two daughters, with
profits going to charity. The content of the
third book has yet to be announced.
Is he a Muslim?
• Obama's grandfather was a Muslim, but his father was an
atheist who did occasionally attend services at a mosque in
Indonesia and his mother was agnostic, not practicing any
particular religion. Where does that leave Obama? He is a
Christian, having attended the same Christian church
(Trinity United Church of Christ) for nearly 20 years. And
about that rumor that he attended a madrassa as a child in
Indonesia? He attended only Catholic and public schools.
• Various photos featuring Obama wearing Muslim-
influenced clothing helped fuel the rumor.
Cont’d

• FACTS: Barack Obama was sworn into

office with his hand on his own family
Bible. The first Muslim member of
congress, Keith Ellison, was elected in
November, 2006, and sworn in with his
hand on a Qu'ran. Apparently when the
media got wind of this story, they began
associating it with Barack Obama.
Cont’d

• Barack Obama has stated that he attended 2

years of Catholic school and two years at a
public school in Indonesia. In addition, the
school he attended in Jakarta is a public
school that has never been a Madrassa.
Misconceptions about Islam
• Since declaring his candidacy for president,
misconceptions about his religion are one point he
and his campaign have continually fought to
correct. From assertions that he's a Muslim to
rumors that he received training in Islam while he
lived in Indonesia as a child, these rumors have
been used to spark fear about him. And despite
Obama's denials, rumors and e-mails about his
Muslim and Islamic ties continue to circulate on
the Internet.
Cont’d
• Obama has said that he will fight harder against
other mischaracterizations about his positions that
are being perpetrated by other candidates. But how
are the rumors about his religion affecting him?
According to David Axelrod, a top Obama
strategist, "He genuinely believes...that people
want to have a president that the world looks at
and says, 'I believe this guy has an understanding
of us and how we fit together on the planet.'"
Summary

• Obama was a nominated candidate of

democratic party at united states
• Current president of U.S
• A rising star in U.S politics
• Barack is also an accomplished author
• Misconceptions about his religion didn’t
affect his presidential campaign