It is certainly important for the West to understand Islamic "law" so that we can effectively counter its evil and deal with nations that espouse the system. However, funding such a center through Islamic organizations and treating it as a legitimate form of government is plain wrong. Would Harvard Law School establish center for the study of Talmud, which is much more related to our legal system?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:21:00 pm
Mere coincidence?...What is not so well-known is Dean Kagan's contemporaneous approval of and promotion of a little-known but richly endowed Harvard Law School program called The Islamic Legal Studies Program....
The Harvard Islamic Legal Studies Program was made part of Harvard Law School in 1991 with significant funding from distinctly undemocratic sources, mainly from the Gulf States. The program purports to be a research program "that seeks to advance knowledge and understanding of Islamic law." The program works closely with the Harvard Islamic Finance Project, which became an official part of the Law School in 2003, the same year Professor Kagan was awarded the title of Dean.
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Close this window Jump to comment formIt is certainly important for the West to understand Islamic "law" so that we can effectively counter its evil and deal with nations that espouse the system. However, funding such a center through Islamic organizations and treating it as a legitimate form of government is plain wrong. Would Harvard Law School establish center for the study of Talmud, which is much more related to our legal system?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 3:21:00 pm