Former Pakistan Ambassador Akbar Ahmed’s appearance on The Daily Show on August 5 was entertaining and enlightening as he tried to show that Islam was not quite how host Jon Stewart jocosely described it: “a singular movement hell-bent on the violent destruction of America.”

In fact he talked about how America’s founding fathers eloquently praised Islam, including it as part of America’s pluralism. The former ambassador said that John Adams called the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) one of the greatest truth-seekers in history and that Thomas Jefferson held an iftar (opening of the fast) and owned a copy of the Quran.

While talking about the research and findings presented in his bookJourney into America, Akbar Ahmed brings a message about Islam and Muslims in the US that everyone in America needs to hear. Sadly, going on shows such as Jon Stewart’s, it is most likely that he is preaching to the converted.

Will Fox News give him some “fair and balanced” airtime?

See the interview with Akbar Ahmed below:

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