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  • Stanford Islamic studies grow too slowly for critics

    05/18/2006 6:44:42 AM PDT · by 2banana · 27 replies · 652+ views
    Mercury News ^ | 5/17/2006 | Lisa M. Krieger
    Stanford Islamic studies grow too slowly for critics ... Four years after Stanford University announced plans to expand its Islamic Studies program, students complain that its curriculum still lags far behind that of other elite universities. Dismayed by the departure of three key professors since 2002 and the slow pace of replacing them, some Muslim students say the university isn't moving fast enough on its promise to build a world-class program focused on the Middle East. They also seek the creation of a Muslim Community Cultural Center, where students could socialize. Although Muslims make up only 2 percent of Stanford's...