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...scholar who is a leader in the field, willing to work long hours, will participate in the committees which run the University, and has a deep commitment to research and teaching...
Schimmel and Asani are the only professors at the University who teach courses specifically on South Asian Islamic culture and civilization. In addition, Schimmel teaches Persian and Turkish while Asani is the only scholar who teaches Hindi and Urdu...
...agree with the staff position that Leonard Jeffries is an obnoxious, hateful character. But in the interest of protecting the greater ideal of academic freedom, his ideas must not be institutionally silenced. As a scholar--of whatever quality--Jeffries should be protected; as a common criminal, Jeffries should be incarcerated...
...first person to ask. The Jewish tradition, back to the Talmudic scholar, is to show strength through the mind. The prototypical Jew doesn't win a Golden Gloves championship; he doesn't jam with both hands. He thinks and/or makes money. And, in a pathological way, I believe these guys were being bright Jewish boys who went awry. They were saying, "Look, Mom, I beat the system. I'm a valedictorian." They didn't set out to hurt anyone. They had raging arrogance, grandiosity and deceptive intent, but I don't think they had malicious intent...
...Duke scholar is currently at work on a book on George Sand and is the editor of the journal Differences...