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Whatever the reason, American Muslims appear far less inclined to support the global jihad than their European counterparts.

The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country - I know, because I am one of them.

There are millions and millions of patriotic Muslim Americans.

Americans have almost been conditioned to believe that the majority of people who seek to do us harm are those of Muslim descent.

In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country.

But 85 percent of the mosques have extremist leadership in this country. Most Muslims, the overwhelming majority of Muslims, are loyal Americans.

American jihadists are generally motivated by a mix of factors, including dislike of U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim world.

There are plenty of Muslims who live faithfully in the United States.

I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques.

I feel like one of the things that is central to American life is the religious experience, and I think that the experience of being Muslim in America is as valid and as important a perspective on the religious experience of America as evangelical Christianity or Judaism - whatever it may be.