Muslim-Americans Discuss Islam and Violence in Today's Society -- August 4, 2005

IMAM SHAKER ELSAYED: Islam is a religion that comes through two primary sources of text: The Koran and the traditions of the prophet. Those are the ones, if we talk about Islam, reforming Islam, for example, we're talking about the text. But reforming Muslims is something very needed. It is about Muslims not about Islam. When Timothy McVeigh does something, we don't call it Christianity, we don't call it Catholicism, or whatever school of thought he belongs to. We call it Timothy McVeigh. This is Osama bin Laden having a war of ideas.