{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-c03aa079.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-517835be.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Hearing into Islamic radicalisation opens; religious figures comment' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c1c0d8eafeecae15488e' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c1c0d8eafeecae15488e' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nHearing into Islamic radicalisation opens; religious figures comment\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003e1. Wide of Chairman of Homeland Security Committee Peter King entering committee room2. Mid of audience members3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Peter King, Chairman of Homeland Security Committee:\"Let me make it clear today, that I...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Wide of Chairman of Homeland Security Committee Peter King entering committee room\u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of audience members\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Peter King, Chairman of Homeland Security Committee:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Let me make it clear today, that I remain convinced that these hearings must go forward, and they will. To back down would be a craven surrender to political correctness, and an abdication of what I believe to be the main responsibility of this committee, to protect America from a terrorist attack. Despite what passes for conventional wisdom in certain circles, there is nothing radical or un-American in holding these hearings.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid of poster released in San Francisco by Council of American-Islamic relations which reads (English) \"Build a wall of resistance, don't talk to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of committee room\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Peter King, Chairman of Homeland Security Committee: (STARTS ON PREVIOUS WIDE SHOT OF COMMITTEE ROOM)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Al-Qaida realises that the measures we have put in place over the past nine-and a half years make it very difficult to launch a large scale attack against our homeland from outside the country which is why they have altered their strategy and are using people living legally in the United States.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of officials at witness table\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Keith Ellison, Muslim member of Congress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Mohammed Selman Amdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other Americans. His life should not be identified as just a member of an ethnic group or just a member of a religion, but as an American who gave everything for his fellow Americans. I yield back.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of committee hearing room\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) M. Zuhdi Jasser, American Islamic Forum for Democracy:\u003cbr/\u003e\"What I hope that we can discuss is get behind this blind concept of violent extremism. It is a final step, but radicalisation is a continuum. Cooperation is a continuum. I personally have never known a Muslim who wouldn't report somebody about to blow something up or commit an act of violence. But that's a final step on a continuum of radicalisation.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide view from behind witness table\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of news conference \u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Reverent Michael Kinnamon, National Council of Churches:\u003cbr/\u003e\"First of all, we believe that they are factually wrong. Second, we believe that they are counter-productive. Third, we believe that they are contrary to fundamental principles of America and fourth, and I don't say this at all lightly, we believe that they are counter to central teachings of the Christian faith.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Cutaway of ministers and rabbis\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Imam Mohamed Magid, Islamic Society of North America:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It is the belief of all of us, people of faith, that we stand together shoulder to shoulder against extremism, bigotry, and hate, discrimination against people of religion, whether in the United States or abroad. We'll stand together against discrimination against minority Christians or anti-Semitism. We stand together shoulder to shoulder because our religion, all of us call us to stand as one family.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid view of still photographer\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of news conference\u003cbr/\u003eCongress pushed deep into a raw and emotional debate on Thursday over American Muslims who have committed extremist attacks in the name of religion, in a hearing punctuated by tearful testimony and angry\u003cbr/\u003erecriminations.\u003cbr/\u003eThe hearings inspired days of protests by critics who said the they were overbroad and anti-Muslim.\u003cbr/\u003eRepublican Representative Peter King declared U.S. Muslims are doing too little to help fight terror in America and reiterated the importance of holding debates on the issue despite the protests.\u003cbr/\u003e\"To back down would be a craven surrender to political correctness, and an abdication of what I believe to be the main responsibility of this committee, to protect America from a terrorist attack. Despite what passes for conventional wisdom in certain circles, there is nothing radical or un-American in holding these hearings.\"\u003cbr/\u003eDemocrats warned of inflaming anti-Muslim sentiment and energising al-Qaida.\u003cbr/\u003eKing, the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has reignited a national debate over how to combat a spate of homegrown extremism. \u003cbr/\u003eKing, said he called the hearing because Muslim community leaders need to speak out more against extremism and work closer with police and the FBI.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Obama administration has tried to frame the discussion around radicalisation in general, without singling out Muslims. \u003cbr/\u003eKing has said that's just political correctness since al-Qaida is the main threat to the U.S.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Al-Qaida realises that the measures we have put in place over the past nine-and a half years make it very difficult to launch a large scale attack against our homeland from outside the country which is why they have altered their strategy and are using people living legally in the United States,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the posters on display during the hearing was reportedly handed out by members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in San Francisco.\u003cbr/\u003eThe poster urged Muslim members of the community not to help the FBI in investigations.\u003cbr/\u003eIn testimony by one of the few Muslim members of congress, Representative Keith Ellison from Minnesota told the story of Mohammed Amdani.\u003cbr/\u003eHe was an ambulance driver and paramedic in training who rushed into the burning World Trade Center building on September 11, 2001.\u003cbr/\u003eEllison said he should not be singled out for ethnic group or religion.\u003cbr/\u003eTestimony by M. Zuhdi Jasser focused on how the Muslim community can help itself in preventing the radicalisation of young members.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I personally have never known a Muslim who wouldn't report somebody about to blow something up or commit an act of violence. But that's a final step on a continuum of radicalisation,\" said Jasser, who is founder and director of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy.\u003cbr/\u003eRarely does a congressional hearing attract as much advance controversy. \u003cbr/\u003eSome critics have made comparisons to overly zealous investigations of communism in the 1950s that led to false accusations that destroyed careers.\u003cbr/\u003eFollowing the hearings a group of religious leaders gathered to denounce the hearings.\u003cbr/\u003eTwo dozen leaders of Christian, Jewish and Muslim organisations took turns criticising King and the hearings.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Reverent Michael Kinnamon of the National Council of Churches accused those on the committee of being factual wrong.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We believe that they are contrary to fundamental principles of America and fourth, and I don't say this at all lightly, we believe that they are counter to central teachings of the Christian faith,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile Imam Mohamed Magid, a spokesperson for the Islamic Society of North America, said they stood together, \"against extremism, bigotry, and hate, discrimination against people of religion, whether in the United States or abroad. We'll stand together against discrimination against minority Christians or anti-Semitism.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe newly formed organisation, \"Shoulder to Shoulder\" will remain active throughout the duration of hearings that Congressman King plans to organise.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCurator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\"3.5 out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"educator-rating-title\"\u003eEducator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=898430\u0026amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"not-yet-rated\"\u003eNot yet Rated\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGrade\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd title=\"Grade\"\u003eHigher Ed\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSubjects\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?keywords=repeating+patterns\u0026amp;page=30\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\u0026amp;subject_ids%5B%5D=1216220\"\u003eAll Subjects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMedia Type\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?keywords=repeating+patterns\u0026amp;page=30\u0026amp;search_tab_id=2\u0026amp;type_ids%5B%5D=4543650\"\u003eNews Clips\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSource:\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDate\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2011\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-solid fa-language'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAudiences\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?audience_ids%5B%5D=371079\u0026amp;keywords=repeating+patterns\u0026amp;page=30\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\"\u003eFor Teacher Use\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\u003cdd class=\"text-muted\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-lock mr5\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e2 more...\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='concepts-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='concepts-heading'\u003eConcepts\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list concepts' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='concepts'\u003enorth america, national security, social issues, americans, discrimination, islam, christianity, terrorism, faith, america, cooperation\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='concepts-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='additional-tags-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='additional-tags-heading'\u003eAdditional Tags\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list keyterms' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='keyterms'\u003egeneral news, life, shoulder, peter king, make, american, district of columbia, radicalization, human rights and civil liberties, counter, united states congress, social affairs, legislature, member, religious issues, extremism, al-qaida, people, legal proceedings, united states, government and politics, muslim, united states government, gave, final step, law and order, u.s. federal bureau of investigation, military and defense, terrorist attacks, back, fellow american, nation, intelligence agencies, war and unrest, commit, hearings, legislature hearings, continuum, radicalism, radical, muslim community, religious discrimination, keith ellison, stand, committee\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='keyterms-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='educator-ratings-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title sr-only' id='educator-ratings-heading'\u003eEducator Ratings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"all-educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"educator-rating-form-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Show resource details' class='rp-show-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nShow resource details\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Video player' class='player' id='player-wrapper' role='region'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='relative container mx-auto' id='lp-boclips-visitor-thumbnail'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"block\" data-html=\"true\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-trigger=\"click\" data-content=\"\u003cdiv class=\u0026quot;text-center py-2\u0026quot;\u003e\u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/auth/users/sign_in\u0026quot;\u003eSign in\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold text-danger\u0026quot; data-posthog-event=\u0026quot;Signup: LP Signup Activity\u0026quot; data-posthog-location=\u0026quot;body_link_boclips\u0026quot; data-remote=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/subscription/new\u0026quot;\u003eJoin Now\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Hearing into Islamic radicalisation opens; religious figures comment\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"resource-img img-thumbnail img-responsive z-10 lp-boclips-thumbnail w-full h-full lozad\" alt=\"Hearing into Islamic radicalisation opens; religious figures comment\" title=\"Hearing into Islamic radicalisation opens; religious figures comment\" onError=\"handleImageNotLoadedError(this)\" data-default-image=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" data-src=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" width=\"315\" height=\"220\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs\" /\u003e\n\u003cspan aria-hidden='true' class='flex justify-center items-center bg-white rounded-full w-16 h-16 absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -mt-8 -ml-8 cursor-pointer z-0 border-2 border-primary drop-shadow-md lp-boclips-thumbnail-playBtn'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fa-solid fa-play text-primary text-3xl ml-1 drop-shadow-xl'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"}