what s going through your mind? i see so much misinformation. really? like, there is this rhetoric of a standard of muslimness, and that s dangerous. and it s also not true. i feel like it needs to be said there are 1.7 billion muslims in the world and growing and 72 sects of islam. 72. i thought there was two. i thought there was sunni and shi a and black muslim. 72. despite what the two bills would have you believe, islam is not just one thing. most muslims fall into the schools of sunni and shi a, and a lot more i wish i could pronounce. not to mention the fact that sunni and shia split off into other branches of themselves and each have their own interpretations of the qur an. it s pretty complicated. if only i could think of a
daryl scott, maureen, sister fiedler, thank you for walking through this segment with us. god bless. coming up, he is probably the only member of the trump administration that is not in saudi arabia. the vice president head to his home state today. but he may not get the warmest of welcomes. we will go live to notre dame university where dozens of students plan to protest his graduation speech this morning. how much do you know about muslim communities in america? tonight, we travel to a mecca outside of detroit to have uncomfortable conversations about the muslim faith in this country. there is this rhetoric of a standard of muslimness and that is dangerous. a lot of the misunderstanding about islam have to do with who they are. you re taking my religion and
territories without any real going off script, any mess-ups, and just kind of stay focused on what he calls negotiating the ultimate deal. it is going to be i think the most interesting part of the trip, especially the trip to bethlehem. all very fascinating, thank you so much, elise labott. coming up, a police officer s instincts kick in after a little boy seen wandering around by himself suddenly disappears from sight. seconds later, i see elijah basically drowning right there in the pond. oh, my goodness. that quick action, it likely saved this little boy s life. next. there s this rhetoric of a standard of muslimness. and that s dangerous. a lot of the misunderstanding ofs islam who to do with who the muslims are. you are taking my religion and killing it as a devout muslim. that s not what my god taught
america? this week on united shades of america w coppell travels to a mecca outside of detroit to have some conversations about the muslim faith in this country. tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. there s this rhetoric of a standard of muslimness and that s dangerous. lot of understanding of muslmust islam has to do what muslims are. your taking my religion e don t support homo sexual assault. in our religion it s how can you grow up in a faith and be gay? i think uk with muslim and gay at the same time. this is what the maus k is all about. people need to wake up.
which a lot of people see as a melting pot. where refugees and people have come from all over the world. to hear this from a presidential candidate, not only worries them, but puts fear in some people s minds. women especially who wear the hijab who show their muslimness front and center. they may become targets because of this speech. there is a great deal of concern here. we hear from indonesia and the foreign ministry who said we see islam as a religion of peace. a few people have taken this religion and made it something else. the islamic council has spoken out in thailand. we realize this is not someone who is an official from the united states, but he is vying for the presidency. it is not that america can have free speech and they are perfectly happy with that, but