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...Julius Nyang-oro, chair of the department of African and Afro-American studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, says Harvard's work has had a positive effect on his department...
...very good idea to have all those big names in one place," Nyang-oro says. "It does expose African-American studies to an audience it might not otherwise be exposed...
...Nyang-oro says Harvard's program may also have a positive "snowballing effect" by attracting graduate students to the field who then become scholars in their own right, and by pressuring other universities to devote more resources to Afro-American studies...
...purpose of Islam Awareness Week was in part to correct the misconceptions of Islamic intolerance, violence and sexism. We appreciate the three-day Crimson coverage of Islam Awareness Week, especially the very balanced article covering Islam Awareness Week's multi-ethnic dinner and speech of Sulayman Nyang ("Scholar Addresses Islamic Values During Dunster House Gathering," Nov. 10). We hope that in the future all articles fairly represent Muslim views and values rather than spotlight the negative and reinforce misconceptions. --Shirin Sinner '98 Islam Awareness Week Publicity Coordinator Mohammad Asmal '95 Vice President, Harvard Islamic Society
...While Nyang focused on how Islam and modern society relate, non-Muslim audience members said the evening still informed them...