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Outside Influences Must Be Facilitators, Not Orchestrators

• The U.S. government and private funders will have more success reaching Muslim audiences if they allow Muslim activists to control the message.
• This approach entails some risk as activists will criticize policies of the U.S. government or advocate views that seemingly diverge from the mainstream.
• The challenge comes in appreciating that such authenticity and criticism only serve to empower what is hoped to be a core message of peace and tolerance.
• Ultimately, the U.S. government and private sponsors must allow credible Muslim voices to reach their own conclusions and find their own message.