Hammad Khan

Furman University as a liberal arts institution purports to embody liberal education - as pluralistic and holistic training of students to think critically. “Let a thousand flowers bloom” – a liberal arts institution must be a marketplace of ideas, of all ideas, to justify its theoretical commitment to liberal education.

The dehumanization and demonization of an entire religious tradition, the perpetuation of stereotypes, and the hateful rhetoric employed against Muslims in this statement is appalling – yet Mrs. Darwish, who has also described the Qur’an as “violent, incendiary, and disrespectful,” was hosted by CSBT on March 1 to speak on “Cruel and Unusual: Islamic Law, Women, and Minority Rights”.