Clinton's greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr

As Muslims across the world prepared for celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr festival, US President Bill Clinton extended warm greetings to the people of Islamic faith in the United States and around the globe, reports UNB.

President Clinton said the month of fasting that Muslims everywhere are completing is not only a sacred duty, it is also a powerful teaching, a gift from Islam to the world, according to a message issued by USIS here yesterday.

"It reminds not just Muslims but all people of our obligation to aid those who face poverty and suffering," he said, adding that it also reminds people to work together to build a better, more humane world.

Clinton hoped and prayed for a world where all faiths are respected, where people of different beliefs and ethnic backgrounds can live together in harmony, finding strength and joy in their differences and in common humanity.

He also prayed that the new moon would bring a new era of peace - in the Middle East and all across the world - so people can emerge from the shadows of violence and make better lives for their children.