I Am A Supporter Of

Fanaticism And Terrorism Have No Place In Islam.

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.

I Have Never Made A Threat. I've Never Made A Threat, Never Expressed A Threat, Never - I've Never - I Would Never Threaten Violence Ever, Because I Am A Man Of Peace, Dedicated To Peace.

Staying Chaste Until Marriage, A Commandment Of My Faith, Was One Of The Most Difficult Challenges Of My Young Life. I Had A Powerful Sense That If I Did Not Get A Grip On My Identity, My Ethics, And My Religion, I Would Go Off The Rails.

'jihad' Can Mean Holy War To Extremists, But It Means Struggle To The Average Muslim.