CAIR: HEED MUSLIMS WHO DECRY TERRORISM

Your article on Americans' view of Islam as promoting violence, "A religion under siege" (Outlook, Sept. 24), gives a clue as to what may be the most effective way of addressing this issue.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations hit the nail on the head with its new ad campaign: "Not in the name of Islam." Americans need to hear Muslim leaders decry terrorism in the name of Islam and have both the Muslim community and the media quit suggesting that Americans' views are due to prejudice, ignorance or religious antipathy.