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What do you know about Islam?

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You know what? I would say about 99% more than most Americans do.

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Only because I've studied and tried my best to understand.

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I believe that Islam, like all religions, are based on love and based on understanding.

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Unfortunately, all other religions and all religions have kind of forgotten that,

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the love and understanding part, and we're all fighting over not understanding each other.

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At a time where the media only wants to present one aspect of what the youth of the Muslim world are doing,

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those that are doing other things like yourself, that are stepping out and presenting other pictures of the world,

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should be more in front of the camera so we get to see images of people who respect all of us the way we respect everyone else.

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That's the problem. America's too quick to show the image that sells the headline.

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And that is the image that's a negative one of violence and hate.

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We need to show more pictures of caring and understanding, and maybe people will start to change their idea.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.