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In Spite Of The Polls, The Fact Is That American Muslims Are Very Happy And They Thrive In This Country.

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.

When I Arrived In America, I Experienced Serious Culture Shock. For Someone With A Religious Upbringing, The 1960s Were An Extremely Difficult Time. Even Though Religion Was A Big Part Of The Civil Rights And Peace Movements, In My College Religion Was Treated As Irrelevant, Hopelessly Stodgy, And Behind The Times.

Religion Is Defined By The Relationship Between God And Man. And Islam Is The Submission And The Acknowledgment Of The Human Being To The Creator.

I As A Muslim Want You, As A Christian, To Really Be A Perfect Christian. I Want My Jewish Friends To Be Perfect Jews, To Live According To The Highest Principles Of What It Means To Be A Jew, To Be A Christian, To Be A Muslim.