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On his Tuesday program, "The O'Reilly Factor" host Bill O'Reilly took on Nihad Awad, the founder and executive director of the controversial pro-Muslim group the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
O'Reilly asked Awad to explain why it was incorrect to take aim at extremist elements in Islam in aftermath of last week's Boston bombing, particularly since there are indications that Islam was the inspiration for the suspects' actions. Awad denied that sentiment was representative of Muslims.
"First of all, thank you for having me on the show again," Awad said. "I really appreciate it because it's important to bring American Muslims to speak to the nation through a network like Fox News because there have been so many views being shared about American Muslims and the faith of Islam and it needs someone who is Muslim practicing Islam to share with the public who we are, how we feel and where we stand on the issues."