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No, he is not. There is, of course, nothing wrong with being Muslim (or Hindu or Buddhist or any other religion). But in this case, the question is often asked because of the president's name, which sounds as if it might be Muslim. He inherited the name from his biological father, Barack Hussein Obama Senior, who was born into a Muslim family but left that faith at a young age and never taught it to his young son.

Also, contrary to internet rumors, President Obama never practiced Islam, nor is there any credible evidence that he studied in religious Muslim schools: in fact, he first attended a Catholic school when he lived in Indonesia with his mom and step-dad, and then attended a public school where students of all religions, including the children of American and British diplomats, sent their kids. Later, he attended an elite private school in Hawaii that was mostly Protestant. The president is half-African (on his dad's side) and half-American (on his mom's side) but he is not half-Muslim. The only religion he has ever practiced is Protestant Christianity.
some people called him like that because his grand parents were muslims

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