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American Muslims no longer in denial since London attacks

NY Times:

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Nearly four years after the attacks, American Muslim leaders are changing their message. They are rolling out campaigns to persuade American Muslims - especially the young - to beware of preachers peddling extremism and terrorism. They say that terrorism is a poison infecting Islam and that moderate Muslims should take responsibility to root it out.

"Before, people thought, 'We have nothing to do with the terrorism, our religion is clear and it should be obvious to everyone else,' " said Salam al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, based in Los Angeles.

The turning point was the terrorist bombings in London, said more than a dozen Muslim leaders interviewed for this article. Unlike the Sept. 11 attacks and most other terrorist incidents around the world, the London bombings were done by Muslims raised, educated and living in Britain, and willing to kill fellow Britons in the name of Islam.

"Now, we can't afford to be bystanders anymore, we have to be involved in constructive intervention," Mr. al-Marayati said. "So we're doing it collectively, speaking out with one voice and now telling our children that they have to get it right, they can't be confused and can't give any credence to anybody who comes to them and says there is room for violence."

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