FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, Fauzia Jaffer and Mohsin Jaffer at the 8th Annual COSMOS Community Appreciation Dinner Sun, March 4, 2018, at Hilton Miami Airport Courtesy of FIU
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Source: Miami Herald
Florida International University is getting a spanking new center dedicated to all things Muslim.
Philanthropists Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer, longtime supporters of Middle Eastern studies and other programs at FIU, just donated $2 million to make this educational facility a reality.
The Center for Muslim World Studies, the first of its kind in South Florida, is being created to promote greater understanding of the global Muslim community. Its official name will be the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies and it will be housed within the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.
“This center will advance the understanding of Muslim history and culture, promote interfaith dialogue and illuminate issues affecting Muslims worldwide,” said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg. “FIU is the perfect home for an international solution center dedicated to Muslim world studies.”
The center will focus on key themes, including the global Muslim diaspora; interfaith dialogue and intrafaith relations; gender and identity; and Islam and security, according to FIU News.
“For a peaceful and harmonious planet we must understand all its people,” said Mohsin Jaffer, a physician and voluntary clinical assistant professor at the school. “We have to become familiar with their cultures, faiths and concerns. Muslims make up one fourth of the total world humanity and sadly are very misunderstood today.”
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What a great initiative! I pray the more universities try to include this into their universities so Muslims can help others understand what a beautiful religion Islam is. Many people have a lot of questions and don’t know where to go to have them answered, this provides a platform for those people to help clear their minds of any false conceptions they may have.
I agree, a great way to clear the air for those with an open mind. It’s not much different than what the Ask Islam team has been doing as well travelling all through Canada clearing misconceptions, eradicating fears and turning hate into tolerance as they are heard through town to town courtesy of Ahmadiyya Muslim community.
Great post.
What a marvelous idea! Many people want to understand Islam more deeply. People want to understand true Islam,and this is a great way to supply people with answers. I wish for this program to be successful. Ameen!
Great Idea! This can really help people realize what a beautiful religion Islam is. This can also clear any misconceptions people have for Islam.