Obama attended a Catholic school; he did not attend an Islamic madrassa.

Senator Obama was born in Hawaii and at age 6 moved with his mother and stepfather to Indonesia, where he lived until he returned to Hawaii at age 10 to live with his maternal grandparents. While in Indonesia Obama attended two elementary schools: a Catholic elementary school for two years, and then a public elementary school for two more years. The public school was predominately Muslim in the sense that, because Indonesia is a predominately Muslim country, most of the students were Muslim; the school however was not, and has never has been, an Islamic religious school, also known as a madrassa. [1,2]

When asked if the public school was an Islamic madrassa, the school's vice principal Akmad Solichin responded:

"The allegations are completely baseless. Yes, most of our students are Muslim, but there are Christians as well. Everyone's welcome here... it's a public school." [2]

Here is a CNN video addressing the question, filmed at Obama's Indonesian public elementary school:

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Is Obama a Christian or a Muslim?

Is the church that Obama belonged to a black separatist church?

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[1] CNN. CNN debunks false report about Obama. January 23, 2007.

[2] Pickler, Nedra. Obama Debunks Claim About Islamic School. Associated Press. January 24, 2007.

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Additional Resources:

Snopes.com: Who Is Barack Obama?

FactCheck.org: Sliming Obama January 10, 2008

Politifact.com: Obama attended an Indonesian public school