Akbar Ahmed
Akbar Ahmed
Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, or Akbar Ahmed, is currently the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington, D.C. and was the First Distinguished Chair of Middle East and Islamic Studies at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has served as a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and has taught at Princeton and Harvard Universities. He was the Iqbal Fellowand Fellow of Selywn College...
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Walking breaks down all the barriers you become part of one common mass of humanity, ... global message of peace and compassion.
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The whole thing goes back to the presence of God. You need to be in a state of decorum. You must ask yourself: How would God like to see me?
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The whole thing goes back to the presence of God,
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Cultures are rubbing against each other more than ever before in history. We need to be sensitive to ... respect, honor, dignity, and how they are viewed in different societies.
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sends out a message both to critics and to supporters that he has the backing of America.
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