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To the editor: President Obama, despite facing criticism, has been adamant in making a distinction between Islam and extremism. His words have brought much comfort to Muslims like me in the United States, living in the shadow of Islamophobia. ("President Obama: Our fight against violent extremism," Op-Ed, Feb. 17)

Recent hate crimes toward Muslims are against the American values of freedom and justice. No one should have to die for the way they look or whom they worship.

I am grateful to our president for realizing the importance of separating religion from extremism. Now we can focus on the true causes of terrorism and get a little bit closer in trying to eradicate it.

Huma Munir, San Antonio

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To the editor: Applying a term like "violent extremism" to today's worldwide Islamic terrorism indicates that our president goes to great lengths to avoid the use of the term "Islamic terrorism."

It is quite obvious that Obama has either not quite understood the nature of this menace or is too politically correct to call it by its real name. In other words, Obama has not even identified this problem and is therefore unable to formulate a solution for it.

Whether it is political correctness or Obama's denial of reality, in either case it appears that we do not have a president who is quite capable of tackling, this complex issue.

Joseph Azizi, Beverly Hills

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Obama's reluctance to say 'Islamic terrorism'