Islamic Law Is Clearly Against Terrorism, Against

I Am An American Citizen Born In Kuwait Of Egyptian Parents. I Grew Up In Great Britain, Malaysia, And Egypt And Have Lived In The United States Since 1965, When I Was Seventeen.

Bigotry Toward Any Faith Community Cannot Have Any Place In Civilized Society Anywhere In The World.

We Are Americans. We - We - We Are - We Are Doctors. We Are Investment Bankers. We Are Taxi Drivers. We Are Store Keepers. We Are Lawyers. We Are - We Are Part Of The Fabric Of America. And The Way That America Today Treats Its Muslims Is Being Watched By Over A Billion Muslims Worldwide.

The World Wants To Like America. The Guiding Values That Thomas Jefferson Articulated So Eloquently - Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness - Resonate Strongly Around The World, Transcending Countless Superficial And Cultural Differences, Not Because These Are American Values, But Because They Are Universal Values, Embedded In The Human Heart.

I Was Completely Surrounded By Religion From A Young Time. I Was Taught By My Father. I Engaged In Discussions With Him And Many Of These Scholars Who Visited And Came Around The Dining Table, The Lunch Table, And Attended Many Lectures With My Dad. And So I Learned The Apprentice Way.