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Asani first came to Harvard as an undergraduate in 1973. Graham said he remembered him as a "notably outstanding" student who graduated summa cum laude in the comparative study of religion. He went on to study under Harvard's famed Islam scholar Annemarie Schimmel for his graduate studies in NELC...
Since Sept. 11, 2001, Asani has been active in improving the understanding of Islam in the U.S. through outreach to Harvard alumni, civic groups, churches, and schools. In 2002, he was awarded the Harvard Foundation medal for his contributions to improving intercultural and race relations at Harvard and around the country...
Asani said he is currently working on a book titled "Infidel of Love: Exploring Muslim Understandings of Islam," which is slated to be published by Harvard University Press next year...
...first time, in the creation of this chair, Harvard recognizes the importance of studying Islam outside the Middle East," he said...
...important. A troop increase is likely to inflame Afghan nationalism because Afghans are more anti-foreign than we acknowledge and the support for our presence in the insurgency areas is declining. The Taliban, which was a largely discredited and backward movement, gains support by portraying itself as fighting for Islam and Afghanistan against a foreign military occupation...