It’s hard to imagine, but ISIS has committed an even more brutal atrocity than beheading its captives. It has claimed to have burned their Jordanian prisoner alive.

There’s no need to point out — but I will anyway — why Muslims have such a bad image outside the umma. From the Charlie Hebdo assassinations to Boko Haram’s murderous rampages to ISIS’ thuggery…the headlines around the world are filled with barbarity executed in the name of Islam.

What can we do?

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