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America's First Muslim College Opens This Fall US institution hopes to cultivate native-born Islamic scholars Lonny Shavelson | Berkeley, California 03 August 2010 http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Americas-First-Musl im-College-Opens-this-Fall-99831529.html A new college started classes this summer in Berkeley, California. Zaytuna College's motto is, "Where Islam meets America." It's the first Muslim college in the United States. "We want to manifest Islam in a way that's compatible with America," says Imam Zaid Shakir, who founded Zaytuna and is also a professor. |
