US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tour the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, June 4, 2009. Obama took a tour of the medieval mosque in the heart of old Cairo on a trip aimed at repairing rifts with the Muslim world.
President Obama called for a "new beginning" between the West and the Muslim world Thursday in Cairo, saying there is more to unite than divide two civilizations that have been in fierce conflict for decades.
Obama was delivering a speech he had promised during the presidential campaign, aimed at reaching out to the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.
The president said despite years of mistrust between the East and West, "this cycle of suspicion and discord must end."
He spoke at Cairo University after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. He first traveled Wednesday to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, where met with King Abdullah.
From Egypt, Obama will head to Germany and France.
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