Duke to Establish Islamic Studies Center, Create $1.5 Million Endowed Professorship

Duke University ^ | Wednesday, November 9, 2005 | Blake Dickinson

[mykdsmom]

I did a search and didn't see this posted, forgive me if I missed it. I haven't been online in about 5 days because I caught the blue screen of death and my hubby just got my computer up and running again today. 5 days w/o FR is like a lifetime.

I read this in the paper this week and couldn't believe it. Apparently the "Islamic Seminar" Duke held last year was so successful they decided to create an entire studies center on Islam.

I have linked on a Militant Islam Monitor.org site that describes one of the advisory board members history. Just click on the name Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors toward the end of the article. Nothing of interest turned up on a simple Google search on the other board members. I admit I didn't take a lot of time on this though, I'm getting ready to go to bed and I'm tired but wanted to get this posted first.

MKM

[ncountylee]

Recruiting center aimed at the leftist elite.

[mykdsmom]

NC Ping Worthy?

[Poundstone]

This whole idea is insane.

[Enchante]

I'm sure they will soon be sporting some of the worst anti-American leftists around, promoting what David Horowitz has aptly termed the "unholy alliance" of western academic leftists and terror-loving Islamists. They each think that by trying to work together to bring down freedom, democracy, and evil capitalism that their own vision will ultimately win out, but of course leftists and Islamists are always busy killing each other when there are not enough evil capitalists around to bash.

I once knew well a product of the PC-environment of Duke's Trinity College, and she was the dumbest POS academic I've ever known, and that's saying a lot. Yet, she had been lauded by Duke and several other supposedly "elite" schools...... I'm certain they will do well with their new center for defense and promotion of terrorism, er, I mean Islamic studies.

[Sterm26]

Topics include "Beheading an Infidel with a Rusty Knife", "How to make Couscous in the skull of a Christian Baby", "Infiltrating the Great Satan through the University System".

[Axhandle]

I think that this is a good thing. One of our weaknesses in the current war is our inability to gather accurate and timely intelligence from the Arab/Muslim world. The more people who study Islam, Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu, and study Arab culture (and Iranian and Pakistani culture, etc), the better off that we will be in the long run.

[JulieRNR21]

Islamic studies at Duke.......just waht we need....NOT !!!


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[mykdsmom]

Funny you should reference Horowitz's book Unholy Alliance I just picked it up at the local library this afternoon. I'm looking forward to reading it.

MKM

[mykdsmom]

Petition signed!

I recently saw the TV special on Flight 93, shown near 9/11 I believe. These heros DO NOT deserve to be memorialized like this.

What will it take to stop this PC pandering by the libs in this country? I fear for the future of my children and my country. May God have mercy on us in spite of the stupidity of some.

MKM

[Enchante]

You're assuming that an academic program at an ultra-PC place like Duke will contribute much useful knowledge for America, as opposed to leftist PC garbage and propaganda. I doubt anything of value to us (as opposed to terrorist-lovers) will come out of this program, and the students will surely be indoctrinated by the kinds of leftish academics who dominate at Duke.

If there were enough real, objective knowledge sought by this program then I'd be applauding it, but for the past 30+ years the campus left has tried hard to control every department and especially new programs in such sensitive areas as Middle Eastern and Islam....... they will make a dangerously bad PC-hash of this, we can be sure.....

[kublia khan]

If the Alumni have any ba-- they can stop this.

[mykdsmom]

Sad to say that this is just the latest in a LONG line of nails in the liberal coffin that is called Duke University.

Of course with tuition, room and board rate over $40,000 per year only the best, brightest, and well funded terrorists need apply.

MKM

[aardvark1]

Aside from the obvious...we see yet another completely useless degree offerend. Set this one on the shelf beside "women's studies" and "black studies."

I suppose with this new degree you could at least become and imam and try to destroy Israel and the west.

[tkathy]

I'll bet Saudi money is behind this, perhaps hidden.

[WashingtonSource]

You assume good intentions on the part of Duke. It will not prove to be what you expect but a center for subversion. One can study foreign languages without an Islamic center. Mark my word, this will be a disaster. I'm sorry to say that I am a Duke graduate. I despise and loathe the place.

[Schnucki]

Subjects will include such popular areas (and streams) as:

IED (creative arts), Suicide Bombmaking (technical education), Suicide Bombing (physical education), Decapitation (arts/psychology/journalism), Honor Killing (home economics), etc.

[Alia]

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[cardinal4]

Another way to bring more mohamed attas here. Only a liberal could have dreamed this up..