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Page 4 Thursday, March 9.1989
The Daily Collegian
VERSES
Continued from page 1
on the media for :nformalion.
According io CSUFs International
Student Services. there were
- approximately 382 Moslem students
attending CSUF last fall. The figures
may be somewhat inaccurate since there
arc no forms that check students' religion.
Moorad, like the other students he has
talked to, thinks the book should have
ncvci been wrincn.
"I think people shouldn't open doors
[for things like this to happen]," he said.
"As a friend of mine once said, there arc
three R's you should never touch upon:
Rumors, religion and race."
Another Moslem student, Khalcd
Alkotob, thinks the whole thing haS been
blown out of proportion and the book is
doing well because of thaL
"I think ihe Ayatollah should have
ignored [Rushdie]. Instead, he had to
make a big issue of it, give it a lot of
attention and pul Iran on the world's shit
list when ii already is," he said.
Alkotob said the problem of
understanding the controversy behind the
"Satanic Verses" is complicated for a
number of reasons. '
One is the freedom of speech issue.
Others arc lhe misunderstanding the West
has of the Moslem religion as a whole,
and ihe recent rejuvenation of Islamic
fundamentalism throughout the Middle
East in particular.
Freedom of speech in the U.S. parallels
lhat of religion lo Moslems or olhcr
countries where religion is considered
most important, Moorad said.
Moorad said there is a definite
difference in balance. He said he doesn't
understand how the U.S., which under the
Constitution values people's rights, can
turn around and defend one man when
they should be defending people, or a
group. In this case. Moslems.
"In a country where most high school
students cannot locale Japan on a world
map, people's knowledge of their own
religion is rather shallow, leaving a loi lo
be desired for their knowledge of olhcr
religions," said Alkotob.
"For an American Christian, a Muslim
is as* exotic and distant as a Buddhist
would be," he said, ""but not for a Middle-
Eastern Christian, who first of all calls
God 'Allah,' and second of all, shares a lot
of customs and traditions with his Jewish
"and Muslim neighbors."
He went on to explain that Judaism,
Christianity and Islam arc similar in that
all three arc monotheistic and believe in,
basically, die Old Testament. Even the
Islamic book, ihe Koran, has accounts of
the B.C. era identical to lhat of the Old
Testament.
"Once people sec how similar these
religions arc. the closer ihey are to
understanding how Moslems feci,"
Alkotob said.
Moorad offered another theory on the
problem.
"[Rushdie] is just trying io create a
problem," he said. "What else do you call
a person who gets kicked out of a country
[India], moves to another one [England]
and criticizes the government there? He's
crazy."
THEATRE AT THE U presents the
PORTABLE DANCE TROUPE
1989 Concert
MOVIN' OUT
March 2-4. 8-11 at 8:00p.m. & March 5 at 2:00p.m.
John Wright Theatre
Come and be surprised...again!
Reservations: 294-2216
CSUF
AMERICAN
MARKETING
ASOCIATION
Presents
Lynn Davies
From the Fresno Professional Chapter
American Marketing Association
Tuesday March f4,1989 6-7 pm PB191
Open to public - Still time to join
You'll Enjoy The Relaxed Living At...
THE
CALEFORNIAN
Tod, Spa. Sauna, Weight Room
•Nine Acre Garden-Like Setting
•Spacious Apts. tb 1000 Sq. Ft.
$100 off first month
During March
Student Share Furnished Apartments:
$270 Master Bedroom, $250 Small Bedroom
Call 226-7383 1541 Bulldog Lane
(TJirectly North
Of The Hungry Tiger)
C ACTION 1
^RENTACAR J
$9.99 p*K day
plus mileage
S99.50 per 7-day week
Includes 500 mfles
pick-ups. trucks, pas.vans
2100 Widow Ave. Clovfe
Southwest corner of
Shaw&VVBtow
' 291-1982
Mustbe21 years or older
to rent or drive
UHAUL RENTALS
TRUCKS AND TRAILERS
Vote Your New Success To ASI.
Vote ^-for Zehri.to Senator-at-Large #1
Vote for 2 or we'll twist your nock!"
K.0U.4L 1
L1M.OUSXNE SERVICE
• STUDENT DISCOUNTS
(•WEEKDAY SPECIALS
* LUNCH TIME SPECIALS
For more information call
Jimmy at 436-0489 or
Tony at 436-1993
R.oy.*L I
LinOUSXNE SERflCE
456-0498 OR. 436-1993
For the time oj your ti-Jel
Object Description
| Title | 1989_03 The Daily Collegian March 1989 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | March 9, 1989, Page 4 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Page 4 Thursday, March 9.1989 The Daily Collegian VERSES Continued from page 1 on the media for :nformalion. According io CSUFs International Student Services. there were - approximately 382 Moslem students attending CSUF last fall. The figures may be somewhat inaccurate since there arc no forms that check students' religion. Moorad, like the other students he has talked to, thinks the book should have ncvci been wrincn. "I think people shouldn't open doors [for things like this to happen]," he said. "As a friend of mine once said, there arc three R's you should never touch upon: Rumors, religion and race." Another Moslem student, Khalcd Alkotob, thinks the whole thing haS been blown out of proportion and the book is doing well because of thaL "I think ihe Ayatollah should have ignored [Rushdie]. Instead, he had to make a big issue of it, give it a lot of attention and pul Iran on the world's shit list when ii already is," he said. Alkotob said the problem of understanding the controversy behind the "Satanic Verses" is complicated for a number of reasons. ' One is the freedom of speech issue. Others arc lhe misunderstanding the West has of the Moslem religion as a whole, and ihe recent rejuvenation of Islamic fundamentalism throughout the Middle East in particular. Freedom of speech in the U.S. parallels lhat of religion lo Moslems or olhcr countries where religion is considered most important, Moorad said. Moorad said there is a definite difference in balance. He said he doesn't understand how the U.S., which under the Constitution values people's rights, can turn around and defend one man when they should be defending people, or a group. In this case. Moslems. "In a country where most high school students cannot locale Japan on a world map, people's knowledge of their own religion is rather shallow, leaving a loi lo be desired for their knowledge of olhcr religions," said Alkotob. "For an American Christian, a Muslim is as* exotic and distant as a Buddhist would be," he said, ""but not for a Middle- Eastern Christian, who first of all calls God 'Allah,' and second of all, shares a lot of customs and traditions with his Jewish "and Muslim neighbors." He went on to explain that Judaism, Christianity and Islam arc similar in that all three arc monotheistic and believe in, basically, die Old Testament. Even the Islamic book, ihe Koran, has accounts of the B.C. era identical to lhat of the Old Testament. "Once people sec how similar these religions arc. the closer ihey are to understanding how Moslems feci," Alkotob said. Moorad offered another theory on the problem. "[Rushdie] is just trying io create a problem," he said. "What else do you call a person who gets kicked out of a country [India], moves to another one [England] and criticizes the government there? He's crazy." THEATRE AT THE U presents the PORTABLE DANCE TROUPE 1989 Concert MOVIN' OUT March 2-4. 8-11 at 8:00p.m. & March 5 at 2:00p.m. John Wright Theatre Come and be surprised...again! Reservations: 294-2216 CSUF AMERICAN MARKETING ASOCIATION Presents Lynn Davies From the Fresno Professional Chapter American Marketing Association Tuesday March f4,1989 6-7 pm PB191 Open to public - Still time to join You'll Enjoy The Relaxed Living At... THE CALEFORNIAN Tod, Spa. Sauna, Weight Room •Nine Acre Garden-Like Setting •Spacious Apts. tb 1000 Sq. Ft. $100 off first month During March Student Share Furnished Apartments: $270 Master Bedroom, $250 Small Bedroom Call 226-7383 1541 Bulldog Lane (TJirectly North Of The Hungry Tiger) C ACTION 1 ^RENTACAR J $9.99 p*K day plus mileage S99.50 per 7-day week Includes 500 mfles pick-ups. trucks, pas.vans 2100 Widow Ave. Clovfe Southwest corner of Shaw&VVBtow ' 291-1982 Mustbe21 years or older to rent or drive UHAUL RENTALS TRUCKS AND TRAILERS Vote Your New Success To ASI. Vote ^-for Zehri.to Senator-at-Large #1 Vote for 2 or we'll twist your nock!" K.0U.4L 1 L1M.OUSXNE SERVICE • STUDENT DISCOUNTS (•WEEKDAY SPECIALS * LUNCH TIME SPECIALS For more information call Jimmy at 436-0489 or Tony at 436-1993 R.oy.*L I LinOUSXNE SERflCE 456-0498 OR. 436-1993 For the time oj your ti-Jel |
