DAR AL HARB - U.S.A. - KENTUCKY: INDOCTRINATION OF AMERICA'S YOUTH INTO THE GLORIES OF ISLAM, PAID FOR BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT

U of L, Muslims to renew alliance Grant to cover visits to, from 3 countries
By Peter Smith
The Courier-Journal

The University of Louisville has won a second grant from the U.S. State Department to build bridges with Muslim countries.

The $535,000 grant will cover two visits of Muslim leaders from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, beginning this spring. It also will pay for two groups of Americans to visit those countries.

But this time it's more than a simple exchange program like the one U of L conducted in 2004 and 2005 with a $510,000 grant.

This project will try to deepen those relationships and develop some lasting programs, said organizer Riffat Hassan, a humanities professor at U of L who teaches about religion.

In the exchanges a few years ago, Muslims visited sites around Louisville, then traveled to other U.S. cities to learn more about American life and how Islam is practiced in a democracy.

This time the trips will be planned with an eye toward creating institutions and programs that can continue beyond the trip, Hassan said.

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