PRESIDENT Obama’s speech in Cairo resonated all the way to his own country, the United States of America. American Muslims—who have supported Obama since ran for president—felt their effort had truly been worthwhile. “This is the best he has done,” said 54-year-old Sarwat Husain, an ethnic Pakistani mother of two who is President of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in San Antonio, Texas.

CAIR was established in 1993 to