Dubai: An Emirati lawyer has offered Barack Obama a job in his Dubai firm to better acquaint the outgoing US president with Islam amid constant profiling by Western media of Muslims and their religion as related to terror, a media report said on Tuesday.
Eisa Bin Haidar offered to hire Obama in his firm and to live in Dubai once his presidential tenure expires "to get closely acquainted with the meaning of tolerance of Islam".
The offer, made on Twitter on Sunday, was followed by another tweet "President Obama, I offer you a job in my office, salary, housing, tickets and travel to Arab countries."
In the same context, he also tweeted in Arabic: "I know my offer is a little bit weird, but you (Obama) have to live with Muslims to know them closely and away from political theatrics which are being spearheaded by the US."
The best way for others to understand the true meaning of tolerance in Islam is for them to mingle with and socialise more with Muslims in this region, he told the Gulf News.
"A faction of the American and western media has constantly profiled Islam as a religion of terror and categorised Muslims as terrorists. Well that is absolutely not true. Islam is a religion of tolerance, understanding, forgiveness and acceptance... it is not a religion of terror and Muslims are not terrorists.
"The only way for westerners to accept and understand Islam and Muslims is to come and live with us and amongst us. Once he (Obama) leaves his office at the White House, I offer President Obama to work in my law firm and then he would come and live amongst Arabs and Muslims and learn the exact meaning of tolerance," he said.
Obama, 54, will demit office on January 20, 2017 after completing two consecutive terms as the US President.
