"The truth is that Islamophobia has done a great service to Islam. It has done to Islam what is called 'branding' in the field of marketing. The word 'Islam' does not need much explanation anymore. The image of Islam needs to be corrected, but it has become something that is not unknown to people. 

I recall that in the mosque where I used to pray, the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Washington, D.C., prior to 9/11, a new person would come in every week or two to convert to Islam. I recall that in the month that followed 9/11, we had one, two, three, or even four people converting to Islam every day. Every day! 

When these people saw the great injustice done to Islam in the media, they experienced a counterreaction. Sometimes the media inadvertently serves Islam.