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Interpreter of cultures
Using art forms, such as poetry, music, and calligraphy, Ali Asani is combating ignorance about Islam and Muslim cultures. In his office, dotted with delicate weavings and tapestries, and stacked with...
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A backdrop on Islam in America
American leaders who criticize the proposed Islamic community center in lower Manhattan are not only shamelessly exploiting American fears about Islam for political gain, but are fruitlessly flailing...
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Memorial Church search committee
President Drew Faust has announced the appointment of a search advisory committee for the next minister of the Memorial Church. “This is an important moment of transition for the church,” said Faust....
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Teaching a tragedy
As the nation began to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a group of scholars and educators gathered at Harvard to explore how to teach the legacy and the history of the...
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Promoting understanding through education
Ali Asani, professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic religion and cultures and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, has been named the director of Harvard’s the Prince...
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Fostering global understanding
Following months of upheaval marked by revolutions, the Middle East and the West find themselves at a rare crossroads. The opportunity now exists for the two regions to build bridges that can foster...
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Sweeping gestures, divine power
Master of calligraphy Haji Noor Deen wowed Harvard in April during a demonstration of his singular Arabic Islamic calligraphy in the Chinese style. Now his work is on display in the CGIS South...
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Battling religious illiteracy
Ali Asani is disheartened by the destruction of yet another cultural treasure. When the self-declared Islamic State recently decimated the iconic Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria, Asani was...
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Muslims wonder what’s ahead
When he was in school on Long Island, N.Y., Yaseen Eldik was just another kid. Then 9/11’s hijacked jets crashed into the twin towers, and life changed for the American-born Muslim. “I was called a...
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The fears of American Muslims
American Muslims and others concerned about intolerance face a daunting challenge countering the growing negative sentiments toward Islam in the country, according to a roundtable at Harvard on...
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Harvard Divinity School’s Daniel Cnossen brought SEAL drive to Paralympics
This time it wasn’t about the medals. For Daniel Cnossen, it was about recapturing what drove his passion for the Navy SEALs: discipline, intensity, training, focus, commitment, and teamwork. And it...
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Harvard President Drew Faust established the Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging in 2016. In her charge to the new group, Faust said, “To realize the community’s full promise and to...
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Harvard’s Arts First: 4 days of performances, activities, installations
One artist will attempt to dig a hole to the other side of the planet. A group of first-years will perform an entirely student-produced musical about love and work set 35,000 feet in the air. Twenty...
View ArticleEngage with diversity in the widest sense, Ali Asani counsels
This is part of a series called Focal Point, in which we ask a range of Harvard faculty members to answer the same question. Focal Point Ali Asani Question: If you were to write a letter to your...
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Muslim Americans reflect on the impact of 9/11
Of course, Anan Hafez could have no memory of 9/11 — he was 18 months old. But he realized as a child that the day would leave a deep imprint on his life. A senior from Los Angeles, Hafez remembers...
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Student earns Guinness record with offbeat achievement
Unable to see in front of him, Nosher Ali Khan stood carefully on the 19,850-foot mountain, trying to decide what to do next. He was stuck in the middle of a whiteout with a team of mountaineers,...
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