In The 20th Century, The Muslim World

What's Right With America And What's Right With Islam Have A Lot In Common. At Their Highest Levels, Both Worldviews Reflect An Enlightened Recognition That All Of Humankind Shares A Common Creator - That We Are, Indeed, Brothers And Sisters.

Sufis Teach That We First Must Battle And Destroy The Evil Within Ourselves By Shining Upon It The Good Within, And Then We Learn To Battle The Evil In Others By Helping Their Higher Selves Gain Control Of Their Lower Selves.

I've Spoken With Friends Who Are Rabbis And Priests And We've Agreed That Most People Have An Emotional Attachment To Their Faith, A Desire To Fulfill Their Spiritual Longings, But They Are Not Experts In Understanding The History Of Their Religion.

I Condemn Everyone And Anyone Who Commits Acts Of Terrorism. And Hamas Has Committed Acts Of Terrorism.

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.