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...Islam as a global issue is more of an interest to students,” said Arabic professor William Granara, connecting this interest to political developments in the Middle East. “More and more kids are interested in Arabic as a language, where there is high media interest...
...course in ancient Greece, read Plato, or learn a foreign language.” Given Adomanis’ concern with international competitiveness, one wonders why he would so shackle those language students by gutting study abroad. I remember an Arabic course taught by Harvard’s William Granara as one of the best I ever took, but surely Adomanis recognizes the incomparable advantage of studying modern languages in their natural context. Immersed students not only acquire vocabulary and syntax more rapidly, they spark human curiosity, exchange, and understanding with people previously ignored, and that is precisely the purpose...
Several professors said they find accusations against the prince ludicrous. Professor of Arabic William E. Granara explains that the Saudi royal family comprises thousands of individuals, and that while Alwaleed’s distant relatives may have direct ties to the PLO or even terrorism, they are simply that: distant. “Are we guilty by association?” says Granara.“Is every American responsible for what happens at Abu-Gharib...
Currently, Islamic Studies is mostly confined to the religious and historical aspects of the faith, and especially to Islam in the Middle East. At this point, undergrads study Islam through NELC or the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Professors like Granara and Susan G. Miller, a senior lecturer in Islamic civilizations, stress the need for a more multidisciplinary program. “This is a disgrace,” says Granara. “Our field is vastly underrepresented...and increases [in funding] are very much necessary.” Ahmed points to Sufism, Islamic mysticism, as a key area...
...astronomical facilities. Students will be able to participate in hands-on research in the astro-physical field.” In general, the proposals fall into two categories—funding to explore countries for future student programs, and grants that establish trips students can take part in immediately.William Granara, professor of the practice of Arabic on the Gordon Gray Endowment, will use his fund to investigate the American University of Cairo and Cairo University in Egypt, to consider them as potential sites for summer study, or academic years abroad, for interested students. One grant for more immediate use went...