In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, with a painting of Jesus Christ, top left, and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, top right, late Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, bottom left, and former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, bottom right, Palestinian painter Waleed Ayyoub adds the last touches on a painting he drew of President-elect Barack Obama, in the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood, a promise to get out of Iraq quickly: That's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia want to hear from President Barack Obama this week as he reaches out to them from this Arab capital in an anxiously anticipated speech. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, with a painting of Jesus Christ, top left, and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, top right, late Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, bottom left, and former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, bottom right, Palestinian painter Waleed Ayyoub adds the last touches on a painting he drew of President-elect Barack Obama, in the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinian statehood, a promise to get out of Iraq quickly: That's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia want to hear from President Barack Obama this week as he reaches out to them from this Arab capital in an anxiously anticipated speech.

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