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President George W. Bush has made it very clear that America’s war is not against Islam, and the administration has called on Americans to treat respectfully their fellow-countrymen who have a different religion or skin color. America should take pride in its protection of minorities at home; our tolerance is what separates us from those whom we fight against. But we must also take care to ensure that the antiterrorism campaign does not become, in the hands of undemocratic states, a blank check to repress Muslim minorities abroad...
...forum at the Institute of Politics last night discussed the broad spectrum of Islam and its links to politics, in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks...
...event aimed to help Americans understand that “Islam has no place for violent attacks like the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center,” said Laila El-Haddad, the graduate student advisor to the Harvard Islamic Society...
...forum featured Karen Armstrong, author of various works on Islam; Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture; William Graham, Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of the History of Religion; and Roy Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Islamic Studies...
...speakers expressed their personal understanding of Islam and politics, beginning their talks by scrutinizing the forum’s title, “The Role of Islam in Muslim Politics.” During his speech, Asani said that it is difficult to talk about Islam and politics in general because there is tremendous diversity within the religion...