Editor's Note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com, and contributing editor for Islamica magazine in Washington. 

Arsalan Iftikhar says Obama made progress in improving relations with Muslim world. 

(CNN) -- Opening the Muslim-world leg of the "Audacity of Hope" world tour with the universal Islamic greeting "Assalamu alaikum" (May peace be with you) to thunderous applause, President Obama began his long-awaited major address by going straight to many of our pressing geopolitical issues. 

He spoke from the hallowed halls of Cairo University in the heart of one of the largest Islamic capitals in the world. 

From beginning to end, President Obama's speech was a concert of enlightenment compared to President George W. Bush's famous farewell news conference in the Muslim world (which resulted in two Iraqi size-10 shoes being boomeranged toward his head). 

From the issues of violent Muslim extremism to the growth of the neo-racism known worldwide as Islamophobia; from Israel-Palestine to his overall Iraq and "Af-Pak" (Afghanistan-Pakistan) strategy, President Obama successfully used his Cairo speech to lay out his framework for several key foreign policy issues. 

Additionally, with major sections of his address covering women's rights, democratic reforms and nuclear weapons, President Obama devoted much of his 40-plus-minute speech to offering concrete and tangible policy initiatives that he plans to implement in the near future. 

He talked about his plan "to invest $1.5 billion each year over the next five years to partner with Pakistanis to build schools and hospitals, roads and businesses" to help the countless number of internally displaced persons caught in the fighting in Pakistan. Similarly, for Afghanistan, he outlined that we will be "providing more than $2.8 billion to help Afghans develop their economy and deliver services that people depend upon." 
Who is on the Audacity of Hope tour?
What greeting did he use to open?
Which means?
Was that well-received?
Where was Obama?
What type of religious area is that in?
What did Obama use the speech for?
Including what issues?
Anything else?
The increase where?
How long did he speak for?
Did he talk about using money to help with issues?
How much?
Was there any end to that investment?
When?
What was that money for?
To do what?
Anything else?
What else was it for?
Why?
Did he suggest helping any other country?
Which country?
Was this a better speech than George W. Bush gave?
President Obama began his long-awaited major address. Obama.
President Obama began his long-awaited major address 
Assalamu alaikum. Assalamu alaikum.
Assalamu alaikum
May peace be with you. May peace be with you.
May peace be with you)
o thunderous applause. Yes.
o thunderous applause,
hallowed halls of Cairo University. Cairo University.
 hallowed halls of Cairo University
largest Islamic capitals in the world. Islam.
largest Islamic capitals in the world. 
ay out his framework for several key foreign policy issues. Foreign policy framework.
ay out his framework for several key foreign policy issues. 

violent Muslim extremism. Violent Muslin extremism.
violent Muslim extremism
rowth of the neo-racism known worldwide as Islamophobia. The increase in Islamophobia.
rowth of the neo-racism known worldwide as Islamophobia;
worldwide as Islamophobia. Worldwide.
worldwide as Islamophobia;
40-plus-minute speech. Over 40 minutes.
40-plus-minute speech 
He talked about his plan "to invest $1.5 billion each year. Yes.
He talked about his plan "to invest $1.5 billion each year
o invest $1.5 billion each year over the next five years. $1.5 billion a year.
o invest $1.5 billion each year over the next five years
over the next five years. Yes.
over the next five years 
over the next five years. Five years.
over the next five years
partner with Pakistanis. Partnering with Pakistanis.
partner with Pakistanis 
build schools and hospitals. Build schools and hospitals.
build schools and hospital
roads and businesses". Yes.
 roads and businesses" 
oads and businesses. Build roads and businesses.
oads and businesses
help the countless number of internally displaced persons. To help internally displaced persons.
help the countless number of internally displaced persons 
Afghanistan. Yes.
Afghanistan
Similarly, for Afghanistan. Afghanistan.
Similarly, for Afghanistan, 
speech was a concert of enlightenment compared to President George W. Bush's. Yes.
 speech was a concert of enlightenment compared to President George W. Bush's 