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...country was not severely altered, our minds have been forever changed. We carry with us the pain of the tragedy, but also the strength and solidarity we have felt since then. Our discourse has changed—vehement debate over today’s Commencement oration by Zayed M. Yasin ’02 is only one example. As we shed off our college selves and join the ranks of American society, we will no doubt be more politically involved, more concerned about international affairs and the perception of America abroad. During our years at college, we are meant...
...have met the enemy, and it is not Zayed Yasin...
...unfortunately, it is at its most vulnerable. As a private institution, Harvard has no legal obligation to protect free speech. But as the world’s leading academic institution, it does. And so I was glad to hear that Commencement would include an oration by Zayed M. Yasin ‘02, who has chosen to speak on the original spiritual meaning of jihad. And I was glad to see the University support Yasin’s attempt to reclaim the word’s holy meaning...
...protests Yasin’s speech. At press time, 309 graduating students, 170 other students, 57 faculty members, 551 alumni, 141 parents, 3,460 community members and 68 emergency services personnel—4,756 people in total—have signed an online petition opposing the choice of Yasin and urging the public to consider his background as they listen to his speech. It also calls on Yasin to publicly denounce violence in the name of jihad and the events of Sept. 11 in the speech...
...Yasin has done this before, and he has agreed to do it again in the speech. But his critics continue to assail him, with few specifics. Much of this has been done without the standards one would hope for from an academic community. Disappointingly, the debate has at times descended into ill-informed and downright false character assassination. Many of those criticizing him have not taken the time to contact him, to ask questions, to find out facts. He has been called everything from “an apologist for men who do great evil?...