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Aurora, CO: If these 18 - 29 year old Muslims don't see themselves as Americans, how can we be sure we don't have home grown terrorists in our midst? What are the older generations of Muslims doing to prevent this from happening?

Lisa Miller: law enforcement is doing a very good job, i think (especially im major cities) building bridges to the muslim community, letting them know that they need to report anything they see that's problematic in their mosque or their community. the analogy the fbi is using with muslim americans is that of the mafia: the fbi made little inroads in terms of shutting down the mob until the italian community started helping them.

at the same time we need, like we do with all american youth who are at risk, to keep them in school and off drugs, and feeling like being American will help them succueed in the world.

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Lansing, MI: I have been a Muslim for over thirty years and as the mother of young adult women, I find that since post 9/11 the feeling towards muslims have changed in America. It seems there is a growing prejudice against Muslims especially if it is displayed in dress. I would like to ask if you think this climate will change for the better or do you think that the prejudices will get worse?

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  • Posted By: esinn @ 11/10/2008 3:44:33 PM

    i congrulate Lisa Miller, she really has understood musl??ms although she isn't. A Musl??m can't k??ll anyone. If he does, he can not be a Muslim. There isn't anything like that in Quran. It isn't jihad. i recommend you to read Quran before deciding about Muslim. also we are sorry about that they say 'islamic terrorism'. islam is reflecled as terrorisim activity but it isn't. There is tolerant in it.

  • Posted By: swienke @ 11/10/2008 2:37:31 AM

    I think the problem lies in the fact that the most puritanical Muslims are also the loudest in terms of expressing their viewpoint. Although many Islamic moderates have attempted to convey their views to the public, the extremists are able to do so in a much more sensationalist and shocking manner. The press is always drawn to the most lurid stories it can find, and the moderates just aren't all that exciting, meaning that they get pushed to the side in favor of the flash-bang words and actions of the extremists.

  • Posted By: Siasat @ 11/08/2008 7:08:20 PM

    Mr.Krohn,
    Senator Obama was a professor of american constitution at Harvard and a highly accomplishedand brilliant academician,he was not elected because Media or somebody feeling guilty or because of his Race..
    American democracy is Very much alive and Vibrant.Americans have voted for Republican candidates,Smart or Dumb and also voted the same way for Democratic Party.There is no Affirmative action in American democracy.At the same time Presidency is not entitled for only a certain group of ethnicity in the past or in the future.May the best candidate win in future elections irrespective of the color of their Eyes,Hair or Skin.

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