President Barack Obama gave a highly anticipated speech to the Islamic world on June 4th in Cairo. There was a great deal of excitement in the Muslim community to hear what a President who shares a middle name with the grandson of Prophet Muhammad has to say. There are many reasons why Obama's speech is important. But there are also many reasons why it really isn't.

Let me explain. My friends at Patheos.com asked me to write a Muslim perspective on Obama's speech, and I found myself...