Muslim GTF hopes to break stereotypical views
H\ Denise C lifltm
t meruld \smh iate I ditto
lidu Muli.tiiini.itl insists In- i ■
not \our sterentv|>i« a I Muslim
"I do mil belong to tli.il yen
kind of reat liomiry group that
Westerners set' Muslims as.
s.ivs thr Muslim Student V ■ .
rialinn director ns he sils plat
idly nl his desk disi ussing
Western thinking and stereo
types I am very fond ol mu
sit . U 111! Il IS not Sl'l'll us MT\
Muslim, and most of tin mtei
I'sts .in- verv st-i ulai
And ilm 52 yeai old native
I’akislani is tj11it k to point mil
only .i small fraction ot tin1
moii' than 1 billion Muslims
worldwide tit into the Western
stereotype ot fundamentalist
Muslim terrorists
Muhammad. who is also a
sociology graduate 11mi hing trl
lm\ ,il lhe t' 11 ivi■ rsit\ i laims
tin- Western media tend In pres
rut hijai king kdlinu taking
hostages .mil "wanton Inini.ui
inassai re" 11s t\ pii ,il lslamii
,ii tivitins hut Im said most
Muslims don't approve ot viu
lent litiluH mi
'The word. Islam, literally it
miMiis (if.k e, Im said U'
arc not intolerant as we arc por
t rayed in the newspapers and
on TV
"In mv country I have never
heard that someone has heen
kidnapped Muhammad add
cd It would he considered
ver\ cowardh to liijai k or kid
nap a tourist
Mthough horn and raised in
a deeph religious and i ousel
vative Islamic family Muhani
mad said he is not i onservalive
religioUsK or politii ally
'' | Inn e Jriends u ho aie at lie
I id,i Muh.immt'd
isls h'u v i hristiuns and .ill if
liginus aii)l political si himls ol
thought In- s.nil
"Personally I am very ( lose
In \i-u I ,i‘H pul it ii s \lu
h,limn,ill added noting III.it In
enjoys studying .ill types ol
Western philosophies .mil so
i i.il Ihrnrii's
Miih.iiiini.nl li.is ,i i omhined
Ii.ii hellir's degree in Ii11■ i.i111!• *
and pulitii id si n*!H r. .uni i
master s degree in philnsiiphv
frimi the northwest I’.ikistanian
t ’iu\ ei sit\ ot I’eshau ,ii. u here
lie also taught pulitii al si lem e
Inr tom \ ears
In August pun. Muhammad
I ei ei veil a grant III go III hast
ern Washington I amersitv
where he earned another mas
lei s degree in publii adminis
(ration
It u as ver\ east lor me to
i nine to I lie 1 nited Mates lu
said \1\ hat kgiound is in
Western institutions and 1 on
derstand the langu.igi
Two tears ago Muhammad
received oilers ol gradual)
t<\u h i ng fodluivships in mm iolu
g\ from I hi ti- universities, m
i hiding this l tiivi*fMi\
I de< idl'd In i umr in (Jregnn
tot tny dm tiirate in mm tnhigv
ix'i .lUSC 1 like to sta\ in the
Northw rst in' Mini
I vi iilinillv Muh.limn.id
hunt's to 1mm unit’ <i $01 iitlogv
piotessor hi't tillsf i think till*
st 111 l\ id silt KllltgV gilt’s Mill
good insight into hum.in prub
It’llis
Hut in tin- meantime lif is
kfpi busv with his t, I I ,md
MS \ rt’spunsihililms
I rttallv diiln I plan to hf
ctiuu" ihf diii'i tui mil I dnin !
siilnnit nn n.mm to In- dim tor
wllfii it was titm ulfil last vimi
Muhammad said shaking Ins
Ili ad as d In- is still surprised
It v\ as lift lilt’d In Ihf group
Hut Muhammad said he ui
joys bring involved with the as
sm i.iIii>I), Him II I I.inns .1 mi.ii
memhership til HU to MO stu-\
dents u oil .itii>111 to ,11 ti\ i*
11II ■ 111 I >1 -I V
Ii makes si■ iist• in uii vvlirii
\ini .in- i m i s i i i mill it l.ilili- .nut
sh.m' thr saint* sfiisi's nt i into
and wrong willi I In • people
In- said
\s d0i*t On nt til'' s!udi'lll as
sin latino Muhammad's goals
an1 In eliminate slereolvpes ul
Muslims at tin* I iliversitv In
sponsoring mini atiuiial films
and gui'St speakers. sin h as last
Tuesthn s h'i tun' mi 1st,mi
jihad and Terrorism A Non
media I'oint ul View
I think mam Westerners
think that 11had terrorism and
Islam are i losety linked lie
said I thought we should
i larih that lihad is nut another
name ut terrorism
"I'd like to show Hill J H is i
lion that in' du not approve lei
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