US President Barack Obama has said his country is not at war with Islam, but with people who have perverted the religion, calling for a focus on preventing "terrorists" from recruiting and inspiring others.
Obama, speaking at a White House conference on countering violent extremism, said "we should not grant them [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and al-Qaeda-linked groups] the religious legitimacy that they seek".
"No religion is responsible for violence and terrorism. People are responsible".
Barack Obama.
Obama also said he wanted to make sure Muslim communities were not punished or marginalised for crimes that extremists were committing in the name of Islam.
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