By Yi Wu
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Harvard University Professor of Islamic Religion and Culture Ali Asami talks about post-September 11th attitudes in America towards Islam and Muslims in the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium Monday evening.
Americans need to learn more about Islam to correct the cultural misunderstandings that have caused unneeded hostilities, a Harvard University Islamic religion and culture professor said on Monday at the George Sherman Union.
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“What we are dealing with in the United States, and the world in general, is the illiteracy in culture and religion,” he said. “It is a failure of global educational system. This illiteracy leads to stereotypes, leads to very dangerous consequences. When I talked about Islam in America, they ask ’why do they hate us?’ When I talk about America in the Middle East, they ask the same question, with roles reversed.”
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