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Banjoko spoke after an introduction by Taha Abdul-Basser ’96, a Ph.D. candidate in Islamic Studies and an Islamic representative to the United Ministry at Harvard...
...Abdul-Basser spoke about the need for further investigation into “the differential between the familiarity of African-Americans with Islam and the familiarity between the rest of American culture and Islam...
...Whether it be my home town of New York City or any urban center, you’d be hard pressed to find an African-American who couldn’t respond to the traditional Muslim greeting,” Abdul-Basser said...
...Abdul-Bassar described two theories which are often used to explain the discrepancy between African-American familiarity with Islam and Caucasian familiarity with the religion...
...difficult because a great many Saudis, including prominent members of the royal family like Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, may not want to. These are the sort of people who don't sip cardamom tea with delegations from the Council on Foreign Relations. Their influence is seen not only in the schools--which don't produce many employable workers, according to business leaders--but also in the streets, where local traditions are mistaken for Islamic law. "I don't mind that I'm not allowed to drive here," a Saudi woman with a valid American license told...