Word: islam
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While we appreciated The Crimson's recent coverage of Islam Awareness Week (Nov. 7-11, 1994), we were disturbed by The Crimson article ("Author: West Wars against Islam," news story, Nov. 9) on the speech of Imam Imran Hosein. Rather than focusing on the content of the speaker's presentation, the article only rehashed false but popular stereotypes of Muslims. Such a portrayal was a keen disappointment, especially in week observed by Muslim organizations nationwide with the hope of increasing the community's understanding of Islam...
Imran Hosein spoke on "Islamic Family Values: the Sacred Place of Marriage in Islam." But the headline and lead of the article focused instead on comments the speaker made at the tail end of the presentation in response to a question fielded from the audience these comments had little to do with his discussion of gender, family, and spirituality. By highlighting his political views and not the bulk of his presentation. The Crimson misrepresented the speaker's overall message...
...article said that Imam Hosein "denied the validity of other religions" and quoted him as saying: Truth is Allah and Allah is one. Therefore, truth is one." This statement needs clarification. "Allah" is the Arabic term for the one God, no different from the God worshipped by Jews. While Islam certainly affirms that truth is uniform since there is only one God, it does not deny the validity of monotheistic faiths like Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, shows that Islam is a continuation of the Abarahamic faith as revealed over time to Prophets including...
...purpose of Islam Awareness Week was in part to correct the misconceptions of Islamic intolerance, violence and sexism. We appreciate the three-day Crimson coverage of Islam Awareness Week, especially the very balanced article covering Islam Awareness Week's multi-ethnic dinner and speech of Sulayman Nyang ("Scholar Addresses Islamic Values During Dunster House Gathering," Nov. 10). We hope that in the future all articles fairly represent Muslim views and values rather than spotlight the negative and reinforce misconceptions. --Shirin Sinner '98 Islam Awareness Week Publicity Coordinator Mohammad Asmal '95 Vice President, Harvard Islamic Society...
While Nyang focused on how Islam and modern society relate, non-Muslim audience members said the evening still informed them...