Islamic studies in Ithaca
By: Zac DesAutels
01/25/2006

A government-sponsored program is giving Ithaca College students and faculty the opportunity to learn more about Islamic and Malaysian culture from Dr. Mohammed Zin Nordin, associate professor and dean of the communications school at Universiti Sains Malaysia.

At a time when Islam and Muslims are dominating the news, many Americans lack a complete understanding of the religion's scope. Most estimates rank Islam as the second-largest religion in the world (after Christianity), with more than a billion adherents, and despite the Middle East being the constant backdrop of reporting about Islam, the majority of Muslims live in other parts of Asia. The rest