Most Americans tell pollsters they know little or nothing about Islam. Here are some of the thoughts and views of the young Muslim-American leaders in our project excerpted from their writings and interviews. Together they comprise a list of 11 things the American public should know about Islam. Their voices are the “real Islam” in America and the best antidote to the toxins promoted by those who know little or nothing about authentic Islam and who may have a political bias.

1. “Instead of seeing an Islamization of America, I am witnessing, and indeed consider myself a part of, the Americanization of Islam.”

- Asma Uddin, attorney at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and founder and editor-in-chief of Altmuslimah.com

“Islam exhorts us to help those who are in trouble. … Humanity comes first.”

2. “Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare [is] an Islam that is pluralistic, that is tolerant, that is interfaith-oriented, and that is seeking peace.”

- Sohaib Sultan, Muslim life coordinator at Princeton University and author of The Koran for Dummies

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