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...credibility. David King London Calling for Cooler Heads The reaction of the Muslim world to the now infamous Muhammad cartoons continues [Feb. 20]. It is clear that reason will never play a role in that. Zealots and moderate Muslims alike continue to denounce the cartoons as an attack on Islam. What they fail to realize is that a handful of cartoons intended to be published only once is not a war. The horrible irony is that the real war - the terrorists' war - is not just a war against the West. In the end, the overwhelming majority of victims will...
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...
Professors speculate that the first professorship resulting from the program will be in the Divinity School, and that the program will have an expanded focus on Islam in Southeast Asia...
Hopefully these initial plans will increase undergraduates’ understanding of Islam. Record enrollment in Arabic language (a 20% increase in the past year alone) and Foreign Cultures classes on “Islamic understanding” reflects Harvard students’ awareness of Islam as a global issue and their motivation to resolve conflict. The Alwaleed program may someday offer certificates or even undergraduate degrees. If the program is sucessful, students walking through the Yard might not stare so blankly at the prayer-callers in front of Widener during future Islamic Awareness Weeks...
...September 19, 2000, Munir Zilanawala ’01 was walking past St. Paul’s Cathedral on his way back to Dunster House when two skinheads attacked him from behind. Zilanawala, who was wearing a Kufi, an Islamic prayer cap, said he immediately knew his assailants were interested in something more malicious than his money. “I took 10 bucks out of my pocket and I said ‘Here—just take it,’” Zilanawala says. “But they didn’t. It wasn?...