PPPA faculty member Turan Kayaoglu recently penned an op-ed for the News Tribune about the role we all play in combating Islamic extremism.  In the article, he stresses the importance of fighting against hatred, dispelling evil with goodness, and ceasing the demonizing and stereotyping of Muslims that contributes to the extremist belief that Islamic and American ideals are incompatible.

“Sandwiched as they are between Muslim radicals and American Islamophobes, Muslims face trying times. But like American ideals, Islam teaches hope, not despair.

The packed audience of Muslims and non-Muslims in a Bellevue seminar organized by the Muslim nonprofit organization Pacifica Institute conference on Dec. 15 offered the hope I was looking for.”