This week a group of more than 120 Muslim scholars and legal experts from around the world issued an open letter in Arabic to ISIS followers and fighters, declaring that the group and its actions violate the Islamic faith. The 18-page letter offers a point-by-point refutation of ISIS based on the Qur’an and other texts.

Ahmed Bedier, United Voices of America: “Everything they’re doing is un-Islamic. Just about every act is forbidden in our faith. So if someone does everything contrary to the faith, how is it that the media continues to link them to Islam?”