DAILY SNAPSHOT
Thursday, February 4, 2016

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

8:00 am: The President and First Lady attend the National Prayer Breakfast; The President delivers remarks

1:55 pm: The President honors the 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors WATCH LIVE

4:20 pm: The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Santos of Colombia; The Vice President also attends

5:15 pm: The President delivers remarks at a reception for Plan Colombia; The Vice President also attends WATCH LIVE

Muslim and American: Voices from the White House

Rumana Ahmed (top left), Advisor to Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes; Fatima Noor, Policy Assistant for Immigration Policy & Rural Affairs at The White House Domestic Policy Council; Alefiyah Mesiwala, Senior Policy Advisor in Healthcare for the National Economic Council; Raheemah Abdulaleem, Associate General Counsel in the Office of Administration; Manar Waheed, Deputy Director for Immigration; Aadil Ginwala, Assistant Director for Education & Telecommunications Innovation in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Official White House Photos by Kelly Jo Smart).

These are the stories of dedicated public servants who have faced discrimination and found hope in the work they do every day on behalf the American people.

READ THEIR STORIES

Letters to the President from Young Muslim Americans

Two teenagers in Texas wrote to the President about being Muslim in America.

READ WHAT THEY WROTE

Email from Rumana Ahmed: Why President Obama Visited a Mosque

Yesterday, President Obama made his first visit to a mosque in America. One White House Staffer shares why this is personal to her.

WATCH THE SPEECH

President Obama Greets Young Members of the Islamic Society in Baltimore

President Barack Obama greets students and guests along the rope line following remarks to students the gymnasium at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque and Al-Rahmah School in Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 3, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

"An attack on one faith is an attack on all our faiths. And when any religious group is targeted, we all have a responsibility to speak up."