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...speech, retitled “Of Faith and Citizenship,” from its original title “American Jihad,” Yasin spoke about the perceived contradiction between his Muslim faith and his American citizenship...
...also attempted to redefine the meaning of jihad from a violent struggle to a process of personal growth...
...defined the true meaning of jihad as “the determination to do right and justice even against your personal interests” and urged graduates to look at their lives after graduation as this kind of personal jihad...
...experience as a Muslim American came under ruthless attack as an apologist for terrorists. Fellow students who should have respectfully listened to his words—even if they disagreed—launched a highly organized, highly personal attack against him. His speech, once entitled “American Jihad,” in the end proved innocuous even to the most rabid skeptics. But the furor showed how the political demands of America’s war obfuscate clear thinking about that clear morning last September...
Controversy returned at Hunt’s final commencement in June, surrounding a speech by graduating senior Zayed M. Yasin ’02, originally entitled “American Jihad...