This audio is brought to you by Muslim Central.com. Hi, my name is Mike Bachman and I'm a United Methodist pastor and I'm excited that we're able to share a little question and answer time with Imam Omar Suleiman.

He's here to answer questions from some folks who have been part of our audience

as we have been having an extended conversation together.

So I'll introduce them each and I'm looking forward to hearing their questions and their response that Imam Omar has.

And so now we have Deborah who has been a part of our audience today and she has a question for

Imam Omar. Hi I was just wondering how would you explain to like Americans that who's especially whose perception is that all Muslims hate us

my perception is that there is some anti-American general feelings in like Muslim countries and but some of the way I

when I talk to people is I I try to say but why do you think that might be like we have a lot

of as Americans you know general generally in America just growing up nobody ever

told me Muslims are bad.

We didn't have 9-11 when I was growing up.

We didn't have any of that.

But there was still that general thing in the back of your mind

to be a little distrusting of Muslim, like we didn't understand it.

It was like, not good for women.

I think I saw the Sally Fields movie, you know.

And so that was my only concept before it was even like ever verbalized to me.

And so I try to tell my friends or somebody I'm like we have like one thing that's like a real significant thing to us which is 9-11

but imagine what the United States does in other parts of the world and like how that might affect like what what are some of the things like

where does it where my I don't think I've even asked a question do you get a

question where you're going there I don't want to cut you also Do you get a question for what I'm saying? Okay, there.

But I don't want to cut you off.

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