the image of muslims outside of muslim communities, but also looking at themage of muslims in the muslim community. to think back the issue is difficult for a lot of people. we talk about telling our stories and understanding our stories. a lot of people didn't want to hear that story. but it was very clear that historically, you know, there were a lot of things that needed to be addressed and they just weren't addressed. it challenged a lot of people in an islamic context because you have a blueprint for how we're supposed to treat one another, and maybe now it takes people to task over that type of idea. >> all right, so when we come back we want to talk about how these messages are shaped. let's take a quick listen to matthew stiffler. >> in our current client muslims are seen as the highest threat to the nation. every culturally or economically or politically they tend to be stereotyped in hollywood. unfortunately right now it looks as if the muslims are bearing the brunt to this perking. >> how important is it for muslims to own their image and authentic

. >> terrorism experts say the muslims of american is a front group. >> we denounce all forms of terrorism, absolutely. >> a chilly start. look at the temperatures, rebounding nicely, 77 in fairfax. these temperatures a little bit above average. even 78 in waldorf. >>> today, the presidents of both countries addressed the un general assemblies. >> we are determined to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >> i intend to speak in support of defunding obama care until i am no longer able to stand. >> the senators who support the house position are playing high stakes poker with other people's money. >> if congress doesn't reach an agreement in seven days, the us government will face a partial shut down. >> the dc council plan with the five congress, if the dc council follows through with a threat that declares a threat declaring all city workers essential, and will require them to work during a shut down. >>> another big story we're following for you tonight. the shooting is over. unfortunately, the body count is not snoot red cross says 65 people are still unaccounted for in what's

the group is called the muslims of america and while it has no connection to what's happening in kenya, some of its residents have been under suspicion by federal law enforcement and others for allegedly being homegrown terrorists. we were granted some rare access to one muslim village to uncover the story behind so many inflammatory headlines. >> reporter: are radical muslim jihaddists training under our noses on american soil? >> we're americans. we were born here. >> reporter: terrorist training compounds. >> leave, leave, period. >> give me a break. >> we're not about terrorism. >> america should be worried. [ chanting ] >> reporter: inside a mosque in a remote southern virginia county that's so rural there isn't even a single stoplight the muslims of america bow down in prayer. more than 7,000 miles away in pakistan sheikh mubarak julani serves as their guide, the spiritual leader over this village in red house and 21 others nationwide. >> i owe him my life. >> we have extreme loyalty to him. he's like a father to us. >> if it wasn't for him, i wouldn't be about to go to medical s

we'll have much more on the muslims of america coming up tonight at 11:00. >> and i just want to note that you had to cover your hair, right? >> i did. i was trying to be respectful of the community and they asked i wear a head scarf, which i did. >> we got a lot more questions and we're looking forward to answers tonight at 11:00. thanks. >> you bet. >>> at the u.n. today, president obama opening the door for a possible new diplomatic relationship with iran. the president told the u.n. general assembly that the white house will pursue talks with iran aimed at keeping its nuclear program in check. >> the roadblocks may prove to be too great, but i firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested. >> the u.s. and iranian leaders haven't met face to face for more than 30 years and there had been speculation president obama and iran's new moderate president may personally cross paths at today's u.n. luncheon, but iran's state run news agency says he skipped the lunch because they were serving alcohol. and u.s. officials say a face to face encounter with president obama would have been t

i had come to understand the role of the long-outlawed islamist group the muslim brotherhood. hi, i'm charles. nice to meet you. on tahrir square, i found mohammad abbas, a leader of the muslim brotherhood's youth wing. abbas had been working alongside secular activists to help organize the revolt. he was eager to show us what he and his fellow brothers had contributed. >> sennott: abbas pointed out how the brothers were in charge of the security checkpoints, serving hot tea, distributing blankets, printing posters and running an emergency health clinic. they were holding the revolution's infrastructure together. >> sennott: at the same time, they wanted to keep a low profile. the brotherhood was worried that mubarak would succeed in portraying the revolution as a muslim brotherhood conspiracy. we saw this sensitivity play out when this man approached our camera, holding up his pocket koran. i watched as mohammad abbas took him aside and told him to put it away. >> sennott: abbas then explained what was going on. >> sennott: the more i got to know abbas, the more i realized how

the closure of islamic channels and the arrest of muslim brotherhood leaders the return of the emergency law we have a curfew in place. the return of state security so all this takes us back to the mubarak days and it looks like none of the goals of the january twentieth levon revolution have been met friday we saw a mixed crowd of protesters not just muslim brotherhood supporters but a lot of revolutionary activists demanding legitimacy and calling for the goals of the january revolution but so be muslim brotherhood is calling for more protests tomorrow the ouster of more senior to months ago will do you expect to see tomorrow will there be a mass turnout. what we've seen a lot of bloodshed a lot of violence and violence can only breed violence i see the only way out as recount silly ation as you know marginalize ation and isolation of the muslim brotherhood can only lead to more protests and more violence so i think the only negotiations and that is the only way out of the political crisis right now. we see you know hundreds of. thousands of muslim brotherhood supporters islamists not

of egypt? no. is the muslim brotherhood representing all of egypt? not at all. if you ban the parties, if they are separate, they will unite around his decision. that will give them a common enemy to coagulate around. even may be draining other actors from egypt or other countries. >> an issue we see popping up again, this climate of radicalization. there was another bomb scare. authorities say they found two makeshift bombs in the cairo metro. there was an attempt on the life of the interior minister last week. since the ouster of president morsi, a lot of concern over increasingly brazen attacks on police and the army in the sinai desert. at one point, a whole busload of police officers were gunned down in broad daylight. william jordan, the focus on the sinai desert has suddenly become really important. why is that? >> because of israel and the camp david accords. the continued peace in sinai is critical to maintaining the security architecture of the camp david accord. if that becomes unstable or a breeding ground for possibly new threats against israel, the

by all of theg muslim population, of course not. there is actually the fear from the islamists, in the society, where there is poverty and where -- this is the answer as well. who do you think was behind these attacks? or is behind these continuing attacks? >> this is difficult with the evidence to pin this on one organization. there is always the standing call for the individuals. there is evidence. the muslim brotherhood has not really come out when i decided to become a political party. they did not come out to right now it's past terrorists, or give instruction to their followers -- followers saying that they dislike that mohamed morsi was overthrown and we should protest peacefully. although there is no hard evidence, you have hundreds of churches being burned down. and attack. >> do you think, looking back on this, it was wise for so many years for the coptic christians to support what was effectively a military coup against the muslim brotherhood? >> this was not a military coup. this was a response to the popular demand. >>

the experiences of muslim americans in the aftermath of 9/11. he won the pulitzer prize, ayad. 's also a correspondent on "the daily show." welcome to you both. >> hello. >> thank you. >> so you portrayed a muslim american. a young muslim american as having very conflicted feelings about 9/11 and the rise of this kind of muslim fundamentalism and taking a certain amount of pride in the attacks. that seems to be a very, very controversial idea. >> yeah, you know, it is. it ended up being. i think that as an artist you kind of are listening to your characters and you want to see where they lead you and that was one of the revelations that i discovered was -- >> this is the character? >> the lead character. the intensity with which he's defined himself in opposition and believes a secular humanist. >> i disagree. the next attack is coming from some white guy who has a gun. >> pointing it at someone who kind of sort of looks like me. >> not necessarily. >> if every person is doing what you're doing, we might actually start getting a little too comfortable about our suspicions. >> so

so our job is to protect islam, protect the muslims, in that way of killing muslims, in this main attack we having supplied the operation as i just told you, inside the mall and they told us that no muslim was killed and they tried to. >> no muslims have been killed in this attack you say but certain thousands of muslims have died in somalia over the years. let me just ask you. we've heard reports of foreign fighters involved in this attack at the westgate mall can you confirm this? >> i can neither confirm nor deny this, the mujahazeen. >> we have heard from warning that al qaeda would be going after soft targets from now on. is this what this attack is? >> al qaeda are our leaders, they are our mentors, they're our leaders and they are are operating all if in a conflict against international christians and so the as muslims this is what, in muslim we are in this altogether. >> who is commanding this attack in nairobi, is al qaeda giving you orders? >> al shabaab, what is the difference is -- >> are you taking orders from al qaeda right now? >> sorry? >> are you taking orders from al qa

we'll have much more on the muslims of america coming up tonight at 11:00. jan. >> so interesting, especially considering they want to be so seg regaited from the rest of society. we find out why that? >> on the other hand, they work in the community at this particular village. they work at the wal-mart. they work in town for the community. their kids in some cases play on local sports teams. so, the segregation is really in the community where they live. they are in very rural parts of the united states and canada. >> looking forward to that report, thank you. lesli. >> all police reports must be included. that's the recommendation of the navy secretary after learning that the navy yard shooter lied about a previous arrest and sales to disclose thousands of dollars in debt when he applied for his security clearance. the gap let him work at the secure facility where he shot and killed a dozen people last week. alexis had been questioned about the shooting incident in the last nine years, but he was never charged in either one. >> today, we did learn that the

thousands of egyptians on the friday after the muslim brotherhood was banned. >>> a car bomb explodesn the out skirts of damascus. >>> moving closing together, top diplomats from iran and the united states meet for first time since the iranian revolution. >>> and what are we doing to our planet? leading scientists say that they are more sure than ever that humans cause global warming. ♪ >>> but first, we start in egypt, and the protests which are taking place across the country again. the demonstrations have been organized by the anti-coup alliance. it's the first friday since the muslim brotherhood was banned so many protesters would have gathered first at mosques and are now on the streets. well, let's get more from this from our correspondent in cairo, whom we're not naming for security reasons. if you can identify anything different from these demonstrations than we have seen before. >> reporter: stephen what we're seeing this friday is very typical of the scenes you get across cairo and egypt every friday. these are demonstrations by the anti-coup alliance. in some cases they are

was there a time when you would say your congregation or members of your congregation were afraid of muslims i think a lot of folks would have been afraid. >> did you see it as your job as a faith leader to turn that around? >> at the time? >> maybe not at the time, but as things progressed. >> certainly, we believe jesus came for all people, including our muslim people. you can't simultaneously hate a people and reach them at the same time. we wanted to alleviate any feel on their part. >> rabbi, what were some of your biggest challenges post 9/11 trying to do interfaith work and work within your community at the same time? >> yes, i appreciate the question, and i think there was just a lot of distress on the part of many folks in the jewish community directed as those in the muslim community. fortunately, and thank god some of the work i was able to do especially in nashville was to--i was able to counter along with other good folks, counter some of that negative stereotypes that we had created about muslims. i would just add that i think at this point, and certainly in the history of the

used to tell me that it was the duty of every muslim take part in the jihad and more five the religion of islam. he said he wouldn't stay here he had already chosen that half so there was no talking him out of it he was very far. was born one month before his father died in a shootout with police officers. four other militants died with him they all wore suicide belts and carried a whole stash of explosives. he was a good man and i became attached to him. he wasn't rude or anything he was a good man and always kind to everybody he tried to help people he did this for these people and that for those people. understood he is good men to fail would he was on the federal wanted list he was eventually found guilty of taking part in several crimes which included killing servicemen and police officers and if the cia isn't yet ready to tell him about his father. i don't know i don't even think about it i can tell my baby about his father when he grows up a little when he's three or four when children start understanding these things. to sign up the last two of the sons in one night bokes one p

muslims never voluntarily took themselves from lands of muslim control andmy grated to be minorities in lands of nonmuslim control. that changed, professor lewis noted, in the middle of last century with the movement of muslims from turkey in to central europe, north africa, in to french-speaking europe, and the subcontinent in to british help territories. that trend was only 1300 years old. we have one even older. which is now just beginning to get underway. the movement of cops after 1900 years from -- , i mean, to say their historic homeland doesn't even begin. it's super official way to say it. women in to the muslim ore are a. now as sam notes with regret, sadness, and a sense of the unknown. now they have begun the great immigration there are now 550 churches outside egypt. christianity is growing church. except it is dying in egypt. because of the repression and persecution. combination of state power and islamic extremism. where does it lead can a couldn'tic church survive without a strong pillar. survive without much christianity in egypt. it's a tragic question to see ask. b

used to tell me that it was the duty of every muslim take part in the jihad and more five the religion of islam. he said he wouldn't stay here he had already chosen that half so there was no talking about it he was very far. was born one month before his father died in a shootout with police officers. four other militants died with him they all wore suicide belts and carried a whole stash of explosives. he was a good man and i became attached to him. he wasn't rude or anything he was a good man and always kind to everybody he tried to help people he did this for these people and that for those people. understood ceo's good men to trail would he was on the federal wanted list he was eventually found guilty of taking part in several crimes which included killing servicemen and police officers and if the c.e.o. is not yet ready to tell him about his father. i don't know i don't even think about it i can tell my baby about his father when he grows up a little when he's three or four when children start understanding these things. to sign up for lost two of sons in one night bokes were poli

for 1300-odd years, muslims never voluntarily took themselves from lands of muslim control and my grated to be minorities -- migrated to be minorities in lands of nonmuslim control. that changed, professor lewis noted, that changed in the middle of the last century with the movement of muslims from turkey into central europe, north africa into french-speaking europe and the subcontinent into british-held territories. that trend was only 1300 years old. we have one even older that is just now beginning to get underway. the movement of copts after 1900 years from, i mean, to say it's their historic homeland doesn't even begin -- it's a superficial way of saying it because to be copt is to be egyptian. for hundreds of years, i mean, copt means egyptian, egyptian means copts, and they were a majority of egypt well into the muslim era. but now, azzam notes with -- as sam notes with regret, sadness and a sense of the unknown, now copts have begun the great immigration outward. there are now 550 coptic churches outside egypt. coptic christianity is a growing church, except it is dying in egypt

to be minorities in lands of non-muslim control. that changed, professor louis noted, that changed in the middle of the last century with the movement of muslims from turkey into central europe, north africa, into french-speaking europe, and the subcontinent into british held territories. that tend was just 1300 years old. we have one even older that is just now beginning to get underway. the movement of cops after 1900 years from, i mean, to say historic homeland does not begin -- is -- it's a superficial way of saying it because to be cop is to be egyptian, for hundreds of years, i mean, it means egyptian, egyptian means, and cops were a majority of egypt well into the muslim era, but now as sam notes with regreet, sadness, and a sense of the unknown, now cops have begun the great immigration outward, and there are now 550coptic churches outside egypt. it's a growing church, except it is dying in egypt because of the repression and persecution, combination of state power and islamic extremism. where does this lead? can the church s

with the collapse of the soviet union many muslims of the north caucuses began to return to islamic values there was a shortage of the people and funding needed to establish proper centers for faith education. the religious vacuum filled by charity foundations from countries where we still underpins ideology. there are almost six thousand such organizations in saudi arabia alone. that characterized by calling on the faithful to take up and fight for the purity of islam they believe that no state can be secular and anyone who recognizes an oath already other than i love is declared an enemy. oh. they aim to recruit young people and encourage them not to study islam but to rise in rebellion in the west they say if you rise up everything will be in order and it doesn't work that way that's not how it order is a stablished. it was a. very hard to make a. once again long there was a lot at that back with the earthquake there knowing. what. was. going on if. the people. please. more news today violence has once again fled up to the front and these are the images the world has been seeing from th

today they would be openly opposed and almost all of the muslim nations would be openly opposed. plus the fact we have to face the fact that the west has lost its moral authority in the world and some of its power relative to the rest of the global world. so it is unthinkable if you did it today. now my concern in the book is article 18. it is a magnificent and a simple statement that puts the whole thing. you take some of the earlier and the earlier talks freedom of worship, absolutely inadequate in the light of article 18. and of course article 18 hosts everything to the first amendment so just people who are represented america should have known their own heritage let alone what is reflected in this great article. so i personally would love to see the reaffirmation of article article 18 and i collect religious freedom and accordion. you can shut an accordion and still call that a musical instrument and you can say religious freedom but when a new gun packet just like an accordion coming out you get music and when you say it's the right to reach, hold, practice, share take a lot

muslim hysteria, at least they feel they are having some impact. it is a negative impact, but it seems to be with a one. >> we hear a lot of anti-muslim rhetoric coming from politicians. so many of our congressional leaders -- i remember hearing peter king calling for a hearing on islam. >> i have seen people kill kill al qaeda guys and yell out ala akbar. >> for people who don't know, can you explain what this means? >> it means god is great. it is one of the most common phrases muslims under. every day you pray, he say it. you see in your daily life. senator mccain brickley mentioned that -- correctly mentioned that. pundits and extremists are constantly manufacturing these false controversies. it is utter nonsense, but people believe it and they are willing to believe it. >> how does rhetoric like this, coming from politicians, really impact the way that americans are formulating their attitudes toward the muslim american community? >> our research shows that up to one third of americans have active hostility. that is a pretty sizable minority. we find through our research that it is almost always do of ignorance and i got a hate call from a lady-

public celebrations put aside for more neutral winter festival but it's not only christmas day local muslims of lost the right to publicly mock ramadan instead of getting a sum of festival artie's put all of our reports. we may just be approaching the start of autumn here in germany but already minds are turning towards christmas and in particular the traditional german christmas market these markets which pop up all over the country that sell handmade christmas toys and mulled wine generally regarded as fun for all the family and they've become a major export from germany popping up as well all around the world however this year in berlin they could be in for something of a change of name in one particular region in the area of the capital councillors there have ruled that the public celebration of religious festivals isn't allowed which will see the christmas market become the winter festival market now this rebranding has ruffled a few feathers but it does have its roots and at the season made earlier this year the islamic community in this part of town had wanted to hold public celebrations

in england and wales has surged by seventy five percent and their young half of british muslims are under the age of twenty five and not in the same way that. they are. what is it the world's going. to be questioned motivation is very very different for different people. very well bonded and families really try to nurture young people in the in the full of islam we have to us and congregation from the young people because we try to do. so they feel part of the mosque establishment religious think tank the pew forum estimates that if present trends continue the muslim population of the u.k. will swell to almost double within twenty years totalling five and a half million according to these figures it means that by twenty thirty britain will have more muslims than kuwait it's projects such as this community based muslim radio station that could provide the clue as to why the religion is flourishing in the u.k. in that brute's deejays who call themselves brothers and sisters talk about local issues in education from the point of view of islam. inspire started out as a special transmissi