Word: islam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There may be nothing untoward about a prayer muttered in the cockpit of a plane about to plunge headlong into the ocean. But given the history - amplified, and sometimes simplified, by the media and the movies - of terrorists claiming to be inspired by Islam, it could also signal a motive for what is now suspected of having been the criminal downing of EgyptAir Flight 990. The NTSB Tuesday was set to hand over the investigation of the crash to the FBI, believing that the final cockpit conversations on the Boeing 767's voice-data recorder indicate that a crew member...
...here at Harvard, Asani said he has also encountered stereotypes. He recounted a discussion with a graduate student who asked how he could believe in Islam...
...asked the question, 'How is it that someone like you--a professor at Harvard, rational, intelligent--can believe in a religion like Islam?'" Asani said...
Asani also responded to the question, pointing out that the Nation of Islam does not represent all Muslims, and adding that it is necessary to foster personal connections...
...Jewish student asked what to do with groups that discriminate but are themselves targets of discrimination. He cited the Nation of Islam as an example...