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...leading academic institution, it does. And so I was glad to hear that Commencement would include an oration by Zayed M. Yasin ‘02, who has chosen to speak on the original spiritual meaning of jihad. And I was glad to see the University support Yasin??€™s attempt to reclaim the word’s holy meaning...
...have watched with considerable sadness and disappointment as a vocal minority protests Yasin??€™s speech. At press time, 309 graduating students, 170 other students, 57 faculty members, 551 alumni, 141 parents, 3,460 community members and 68 emergency services personnel—4,756 people in total—have signed an online petition opposing the choice of Yasin and urging the public to consider his background as they listen to his speech. It also calls on Yasin to publicly denounce violence in the name of jihad and the events of Sept. 11 in the speech...
...anything, Summers did not go far enough. While he did condemn a death threat that Yasin received, he failed to address the negative personal attacks that have been made on Yasin??€”something he could and should have done strongly as a University president interested in maintaining standards of debate within our academic community...
Petitioners had asked the selection committee to release the full text of Yasin??€™s speech before Commencement Day, but speeches traditionally remain unreleased until after students deliver them. Thomas said releasing only Yasin??€™s speech would create a double standard...
...controversy surrounding the upcoming commencement speech by Zayed M. Yasin ’02 on jihad began to stir, many on campus were shocked that anyone would protest the topic. Those of us concerned that Yasin??€™s speech contained no explicit condemnation of violent jihad, and that Yasin himself has supported an organization that helps fund Hamas, have been told that we are anti-Islam for protesting. Yet I fail to see why it is racist to demand acknowledgement and condemnation of violent jihad after many of us lost family and friends due to a jihad against America...