Word: islam
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...museum itself, opened by the Malaysian government 10 years ago, focuses not so much on Islam's traditional heartland in the Middle East as on its Asian domains, the works of which are often overlooked in Islamic-art collections. Among the IAMM's standouts is a rare 19th century Koran, made for a Malay sultan with lashings of gold illumination. Precious, too, are the Chinese calligraphic wall scrolls with Koranic quotations - not merely because paper scrolls rarely last, but because so many were buried by fearful Muslims or destroyed by Maoists during the Cultural Revolution. Several are testimony...
...IAMM is a gorgeous monument to the porous qualities of Islamic culture. With its elegant restaurant, storytelling sessions for children and calligraphy workshops, the museum is a neat expression of Islam Hadhari, or "civilizational Islam," Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's campaign to promote a moderate, modern version of the faith. Designed by Italian and Malaysian architects, the building is a bright, white and sleek place, with fountains, courtyards and a huge inverted gold-and-white dome hanging from the ceiling. "We wanted natural light, to make the place seem open and inviting, especially for non-Muslims," says de Guise...
...Asani '77 has been offered full tenure by University President Drew G. Faust, the long-time Islam professor confirmed to The Crimson last week. But the Kenyan-born scholar said he has not yet received an official letter of offer from the University and added that he is considering a competing job offer, which he declined to detail...
...This is rectifying, if you will, or recognizing a situation that probably should have changed a long time ago," said William A. Graham, the dean of the Divinity School who co-taught a course on Islam with Asani in the 1980s...
Asani, who teaches the popular Core course Foreign Cultures 70: "Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies," has served as a professor of the practice of Indo-Muslim languages and culture for 15 years...