Word: islamicization
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David G. Mitten, Loeb professor of classical art and archaeology and the faculty adviser to the Islamic Society, said he hopes the week corrects misconceptions about Islam.
This week the Harvard Islamic Society joins Muslim student groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada in holding events in recognition of Islam Awareness Week.
In 1958, Epps enrolled at the Harvard Divinity School, where he developed a particular interest in Islam. Epps says studying the Islamic tradition--especially the writings of Malcolm X, the one-time leader of the Nation of Islam--led him to a greater consciousness of racial issues in the years...
During the tenth week of filming, representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) approached Zwick and his producers with their concerns about the portrayal of Muslims and Arabs in the film. "Very few" of those objections were incorporated, Zwick said in a phone interview. He did remove references...
But most objections to the film come fromMuslims who feel that The Siege reinforcesthe public's association between Islamic practicesand terrorist activity. "The movie tried to getcloser to the substance of Islam, but in the end,"Siddiqui says, "it was quite flawed, unbalanced."Only terrorists speak of religious matters, andtwo...