Seperating the two is a mistake. The muslim vote combines with the illegal alien vote to help destroy our culture. The fruits of 'diversity' yield a poisen crop to our nation, yet we eat and drink of them with a mind-numbing abandon. If men like President Bush are our boldest and best leaders, better learn to speak Spanish or bow to 'allah', because both are juggernauts that leaders without vision or balls will be unable to stop.
They don't need to have another attack like Sept. 11th, which is actually counterproductive to their agenda.
When they do things like blow us up - we get mad. However, if they just emigrate here, have scads of kids here and vote.....well, someday - all too soon - they win.
No need to fire a shot.
OU to offer minor in Islamic Studies
Shawn D. Lewis / The Detroit News
Friday, December 22, 2006
ROCHESTER -- Oakland University students for the first time will be able to minor in Islamic Studies beginning next semester.
The first class, Introduction to Islam, will begin Jan. 4.
The Islamic Studies program was approved by the university five years ago but lacked funding. A group of Muslim professionals from throughout Metro Detroit helped make it happen.
"They have families with children in the schools and would like to make a contribution to increasing more knowledge about Islam and decreasing the prejudice and misinformation surrounding the religion," said Gary Shepherd, director of Religious Studies at the university. "They approached the university this past summer and donated about $250,000 -- generating pledges for $50,000 per year for five years."
The minor will require students to complete 20 credits in courses such as Introduction to Islam, Islamic Ethics, Islamic Law and Islamic Literature, as well as participate in an internship within the Muslim community. Shepherd said the goal is to add more classes to the minor.
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations based in Southfield, hopes the program also attracts those outside the university.
"I would hope that law enforcement agencies would promote their staff in taking these classes so they can understand more about dealing with Muslims," he said.
That is also a goal for Imam Achmat Salie, recently hired as the Coordinator for Islamic Studies, who will be teaching one of the classes.
"We have a growing Muslim population, and we need to educate people about the ideals of the religion, not some sad realities like the politicized Middle East," he said.
A minor in Judaic studies also is being activated, funded by donors from the Jewish community, according to Shepherd.
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