Anouar Majid interviewed on Dr. Lisa Radio Hour

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., 91AV associate provost for global initiatives and director of the Center for Global Humanities, was interviewed on the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour, which was broadcast Sept. 2, 2012 on WPEI Portland.

Majid discussed the value of a liberal arts education, his goals for the Center's yearly seminar series, and his ideas about the need heresy in creating understanding and dialogue between Islam and the West.

Majid is the author of five critically acclaimed books on Islam and the West, including Islam and America: Building a Future without Prejudice, and a novel, Si Yussef, which has been the focus of much scholarly and critical interest.

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