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Stanford News spoke with our Faculty Director Robert Crews on the effects of 9/11.
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Abbasi Program affiliates discuss the Egyptian uprising, and if the U.S. should play a role. Read both articles below:
Experts examine Egypt Uprising
What should America do in Egypt? Try nothing, says Stanford expert…
The Abbasi Program hosted a discussion around the very popular Bollywood film "My Name is Khan." Read the full article by the Stanford Daily for coverage of the event.
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Our annual conference, Alineated Nations, Fractured States: Afghanistan and Pakistan, was convened on December 3, 2009 with the participation of 11 scholars from the United States, Europe and South Asia. Presentations focused on border crossings…
Stanford has received $9 million to endow a new program and professorship in Islamic studies to help increase knowledge of the Muslim world, which encompasses a quarter of the planet's population.
"Despite its growing importance in the…