Naina_Marbus
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I wonder what will Wendy Doniger and her sickular indian acolytes have to say to the following report?
Brandeis withdraws honorary degree for Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali | World news | theguardian.com
Brandeis University had planned to award an honorary degree to the Muslim woman Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an advocate for (muslim) women's rights, at the May 18 commencement function of the university. Suddenly, the university reversed its decision. Why, because she once made comments critical of Islam, in 2007: "Once it's defeated, it can mutate into something peaceful. It's very difficult to even talk about peace now. They're not interested in peace. I think that we are at war with Islam. And there's no middle ground in wars." Brandeis university said it was not aware of Ali's statements earlier.
Ali was raised in a strict Muslim family, suffered genital mutilation, beatings and an arranged marriage.
"This is a real slap in the face to Muslim students," senior Sarah Fahmy, a member of the Muslim Student Association who created a petition asking for Ali to be booted off the list of honorary degree recipients.
Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim advocacy group, said, "It is unconscionable that such a prestigious university would honor someone with such openly hateful views." The organization sent a letter to university President Frederick Lawrence requesting that it drop its plans to honor Ali.
"This makes Muslim students feel very uneasy," Joseph Lumbard, chairman of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, said in an earlier interview. "They feel unwelcome here."
When Hindus raise similar objections to hateful views, what are our sickularists whining about ?
Brandeis withdraws honorary degree for Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali | World news | theguardian.com
Brandeis University had planned to award an honorary degree to the Muslim woman Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an advocate for (muslim) women's rights, at the May 18 commencement function of the university. Suddenly, the university reversed its decision. Why, because she once made comments critical of Islam, in 2007: "Once it's defeated, it can mutate into something peaceful. It's very difficult to even talk about peace now. They're not interested in peace. I think that we are at war with Islam. And there's no middle ground in wars." Brandeis university said it was not aware of Ali's statements earlier.
Ali was raised in a strict Muslim family, suffered genital mutilation, beatings and an arranged marriage.
"This is a real slap in the face to Muslim students," senior Sarah Fahmy, a member of the Muslim Student Association who created a petition asking for Ali to be booted off the list of honorary degree recipients.
Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim advocacy group, said, "It is unconscionable that such a prestigious university would honor someone with such openly hateful views." The organization sent a letter to university President Frederick Lawrence requesting that it drop its plans to honor Ali.
"This makes Muslim students feel very uneasy," Joseph Lumbard, chairman of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, said in an earlier interview. "They feel unwelcome here."
When Hindus raise similar objections to hateful views, what are our sickularists whining about ?
