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For a university with global aspirations, it is crucial that Harvard have a strong program on Islam that is as worldwide and interdisciplinary as Islam itself. To this end, we welcome and are grateful for Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal’s $20 million gift to promote Islamic Studies...
“This gift will make it possible to add strength in important disciplines such as the history of science and new areas of study, such as Islamic Inner-Asian, Southeast Asian, or South Asian studies, to complement our expertise in other geographic areas,” she said...
“When people hear Islam, they immediately associate it with the Middle East,” said South Asian Association President Alka R. Tandon ’07. “This will education people both about the region and the Islamic presence there.”
Zelcer said that while she favors the development of an Islamic Studies program, she thinks that the college will have to be careful about its choice of professors.
Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse said that the field of Islamic Studies in America has been plagued with problems, and she worries that those same problems could potentially surface at Harvard depending on how the grant is used. She said the danger is that the courses could...