But more to the point, you are woefully uninformed. "Approaching the Qur'án: The Early Revelations, translated and introduced by Michael Sells, consists of thirty-five suras, or short passages from the chief holy book of Islam, . . ." What the UNC pointy heads are NOT telling you is that these are NOT the suras that teach Muslims that Christians are their enemies and that you should beat your wife if she needs it. This is the equivolent of being forced to read a book titled "Approaching the Bible: the Book of Revelations" by Jerry Falwell and being told that this will help you to understand Christians. It's complete and utter BS and a blatant attempt to brainwash students!!!
Good Lord yourself. Did you bother to read to the end of the sentence? "...if any students or their families are opposed to reading parts of the Qur'án because to do so is offensive to their own faith, they may choose not to read the book."
Not having read the book, I'm not in a position to pontificate about it's being "utter BS and a blatant attempt to brainwash students." I doubt that you are, either. If you have read it and simply sincerely disagree with Sells' choice of important Suras, I apologize for my presumption. In that case, you might consider writing a book, yourself.
If you want further to research "wife-beating" and ill-treatment of "enemies" in the context of religious scripture, I might refer you to the Bible, which seemingly approves of both, even recommending gleefully dashing babies of nonbelieving enemies against rocks. But I wonder, would you consider inclusion of such verses important in a course on foundations of Christianity?