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The high price of ignoring the facts about Islam.

Capitalize on the ignorance of people and quote a verse without understanding the spiritual reasoning behind it and present it in a biased way, in a way that doesn't take full account of the entire text and islamic tradition. what the book we hope will do is allow people to visualize and conceptualize just because someone quotes the koran and offers an opinion about it doesn't mean that's the correct opinion or most muslims interpreted it that way through history. >> isn't that the point i was going to ask imam webb, the koran as we have seen since 9/11 the people directed to the islamic faith...

Community that can be the best friend of the rest of the community when it comes to sorting -- >> even to the discourse of the radicals that america is innately anti- -- i'm from as you can get. and i love the celtics. but sheriff bac called up peter king and said i have no idea where you're getting your information from. there is a problem in certain theological centers in the muslim world that pushes that ideology, it is our job as local imams and scholars and law enforcement to repel that. >> in the wake of what happened boston we just wanted to get ansers from the community, here in boston...

>> indeed, but i have to say, i don't think most mosques or churches or synagogues are law enforcement agencies. they don't have the same access that they would have. but i think what's important is that the mosque here in boston, the other mosque didn't appeal to his theology so i think the way to address that there was an interesting harvard study that said only 2% of the imams worldwide that call for global jihad had actually degrees from islamic educational institutions that are considered respectable. so i think one of the best ways is through properly trained scholars who can mediate and...

>> i mean, i was saddened by the news like everyone else from this city. my heart went out to everyone that was involved and i was disappointed to know that someone from boxing, from the golden gloves, from the tournament, could be involved in something like that. it was a tragedy. the only reaction i could have was, you know, was a sad feeling for people that were hurt. >> julian, thank you for joining me. >> thanks. >> the tsarnaev brothers attended a mosque in cambridge, massachusetts where in january, tamerlan angrily disrupted a service. joining me is imam webb of the boston cultural cent...