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Anouar Majid quoted in Norwegian newspaper, 'Aftenposten'

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., vice president for Global Affairs and Communications, director of the Center for Global Humanities, was recently quoted in Aftenposten, a Norwegian newspaper.

The article explored how Islam is associated with extreme acts of violence. Majid offered the view that the oppression and violence exhibited within Islam are a result of the culture’s opposition to change and modernization.

Majid was commended for his point as the article continued by saying that this kind of view could pave the way for a unified enlightenment within Islam, opening a conversation about the necessity for reform.

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