Attorney Zanah Ghalawanji is a staff attorney at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights organization in Washington, D.C. In this interview, we talk about the core tenets of Islam, whether Islam as a religion condones terrorism, and what it’s like to live as a Muslim in post 9/11 America. As an American citizen, Muslim, and practicing civil rights attorney, Ms. Ghalawanji is eminently qualified to shed light on these issues and the challenges Muslims face in today’s world.