. >>> joining me now are kim lawton our managing editor and haris tarin, director of the washington officef the muslim public affairs council. haris, welcome back here. what has this week meant for muslims in this country? >> well, what i think that it's done is that it's reignited the debate around islam and violence again. and american muslims are having to come out and say that this type of violence and extremist ideology does not represent who they are or what they believe or even the 1.6 billion muslims across the world who practice their faith peacefully on a daily basis. >> but are there specific responses? are there, you know, practical things that the u.s. muslim community can do within this environment? >> there are. the first thing that the american muslim community can do is engage fellow citizens, really understand, really help people understand who they are, what they believe, and where they're coming from. there's a lot of misunderstanding. four out of ten americans only know a muslim. if that number increases, i think the misunderstanding, the misinformation, will also decr