Word: shayan
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...paradox here is that historically, Pakistanis have practiced a syncretic version of Islam that venerates saints and emphasizes a personal relationship with God. But the influx of Arab preachers during the war against the Soviets brought a more austere form of the religion. Shayan Afzal Khan, an Islamic scholar who writes about women and Islam, thinks Pakistanis lack the confidence to defend their moderate beliefs. "People are afraid to take on the mullahs because we can't quote the Koran the way they do," Khan says. "We have to take our religion back," but fear gets...
...main entrance to Pfoho would draw students. “I guess [take-out orders are] a potential source of competition, but the benefits of the grille are that it’s really close by,” Collins said. Other students were less enthusiastic about the reopening. Shayan Rajani ’09 used to visit the grille frequently, but he said that high prices left him going elsewhere for midnight meals. He said the grille seemed to be in fine condition last year. “It never occurred to me that it needed renovations...
Hasan Siddiqi ’08 is a neurobiology concentrator in Kirkland House. Shayan Rajani ’09 is a visual and environmental studies concentrator in Pforzheimer House...