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# "Learn from Obama"
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/learn-from-obama/
- Published: 2008-05-07T14:05:58.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:40:22.000Z
- Author: openUSA Openusa
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:41

Barack Obama's unprecedented rise up the political ladder has turned heads the world over. Writing in the Times of India, A.G. Noorani suggests that Indian Muslims - themselves a significant minority in India - must [learn from Obama's model of political engagement](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Learn%5Ffrom%5FObama/articleshow/3002718.cms?ref=opendemocracy.net), eschewing sectarianism for consensus building. Just as Obama's politics include and transcend narrow identities, Muslim political leaders must adopt a secular approach in repairing the "social contract" between majority and minority communities.