. >> joining me in studio is professor patrick hornbeck, he is the chair of theology at fordham university. and in washington, d.c, imam yaya hindi, director of muslim life and chaplaincy. imam, just for definitional purposes what do you consider to be religious identity, what does it mean to identify someone as a practicing muslim? >> for me the practicing muslim is somebody who believes in three principles, love is the essence of faith, forgiveness is the essence of religion and religiousity. and islam stands on the concept of love forgiveness and humility. the idea of -- to believe in god you have to practice these specific values of love, forgiveness and compassion. >> briefly, imam, could you explain to our american audience how it is that those concepts generally don't get to be mentioned when we are looking at what are regard he as extremists who, in the name of your religion, practice violence? >> you know, muslims are very clear about where they stand. we believe that violence has no religion, that terrorism has no religion. that those who advocated violence in the name of islam d