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In , on the occasion of the th anniversary of the royal decree to expel the Moriscos from Spain, Majid published We Are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades Against Muslims and Other Minorities to recast the history of all minorities in the West in light of the medieval clash of Christianity and Islam in Europe and, particularly, in the Iberian peninsula. The Library Journal commented that Majid &#;has now written an alternative history of European xenophobia that will stimulate and provoke readers across the political spectrum&#; and that his &#;work will generate criticism and conversation; it will be taken up by intellectual reading clubs as well as graduate seminars and should be made available to all academic audiences as well as informed lay readers.&#; Publishers Weekly noted that &#;Majid draws much-needed comparisons between events leading to atrocities like the Spanish Inquisition and present attitudes and trends, including growing disdain for Muslims in Europe and Hispanics in the U.S. Further, he shows how nations are strengthened by the acceptance and integration of the foreign (as is the trend, following initial xenophobic fits, in the U.S.), while cultural expulsion and/or cleansing hurts people and states (as in Germany&#;s post-WWII &#;occupation and dismemberment&#;). With this intriguing historical analysis, Majid sounds a clear warning against the West&#;s latest slide toward cultural scapegoating.&#; Choice magazine described the book as &#;remarkable&#; because it presents a &#;magnificent discussion of critical issues. . . It is an important find for the most uninformed to the most sophisticated reader, and would be a wonderful addition to any private or public collection.&#; In its November 6, issue, the Times Literary Supplement wrote that in this &#;wide-ranging book,&#; the &#;Moor is Majid&#;s prototype for the unwanted,&#; a &#;metonym for all alienated groups.&#; Gustavo Arellano, the radio host and author of the syndica

Anouar Majid is founding director of the Center for Global Humanities (Maine, USA) and the Tangier Global Forum (Morocco); founding chair of the UNE Department of English, which he headed from to ; and founding vice president for the Office of Global Affairs. He conceived and established UNE's campus in Tangier and served as the founding director of UNE's operations in Morocco. Majid has published widely on relations between Islam and the West. He is the author of Islam and America:  Building a Future Without Prejudice (Rowman & Littlefield, ; paperback edition, with new preface, ); We Are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades Against Muslims and Other Minorities (University of Minnesota Press, ); A Call for Heresy: Why Dissent is Vital to Islam and America (University of Minnesota Press, ), Freedom and Orthodoxy: Islam and Difference in the Post-Andalusian Age (Stanford University Press, ), Unveiling Traditions: Postcolonial Islam in a Polycentric World (Duke University Press, ), and the novel Si Yussef (Quartet, ; Interlink, ). Majid published articles in Cultural Critique, Signs, Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington Post, New York Times and other national and international publications. His life and work were featured on Al Jazeera television and the Bill Moyers Journal. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the print magazine Tingis, a Moroccan-American magazine of ideas and culture, which he edits online at .

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It is mindboggling that the debate around Islam continues to be grounded on the shared assumption that supernatural events are unmistakable facts of history and that canonical Muslim texts are practically sacred. It is equally puzzling that many people have long accepted that the West (in its Christian or secular formulations) and the world of Islam are unrelated in every sense of the word. Our bleary-eyed view of religion explains, to a large extent, the violence that haunts our world today and our inability to think of new paradigms and solutions. In his lecture, Anouar Majid will challenge us to move beyond these ideological constructions, rethink our notions of West and Islam, and invite us to think about a future without attachments to crippling traditional commitments.

ANOUAR MAJID is Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications, the founding director of the Center for Global Humanities, and the founding chair of the Department of English, which he headed from to He is also the General Manager of UNE  in Tangier, Morocco.  Majid has published widely on relations between Islam and the West. He is the author of  Islam and America:  Building a Future Without Prejudice (Rowman & Littlefield, ); We Are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades Against Muslims and Other Minorities (University of Minnesota Press, ); A Call for Heresy: Why Dissent is Vital to Islam and America (University of Minnesota Press, ), Freedom and Orthodoxy: Islam and Difference in the Post-Andalusian Age (Stanford University Press, ), Unveiling Traditions: Postcolonial Islam in a Polycentric World (Duke University Press, ), and the novel Si Yussef (Quartet, ; Interlink, ). Majid's articles and op-eds have appeared in Cultural Critique, Signs, Chronicle Review, Washington Post, and other publications. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the print magazine Tingis, a Moroccan-American magazine of ideas and culture, an

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., vice president for Global Affairs and founding director of the Center for Global Humanities, has been highlighted in the winter issue of Incomer Magazine, where he discussed cultural traditions and his role in establishing the University of New England’s campus in Tangier, Morocco.
 
In “The Maine-Morocco Connection: Anouar Majid Helps Make Maine Open to the World,” Majid described the reasoning behind making Morocco the hub of UNE’s global operations.

A native of Tangier, Majid said Morocco is the perfect place for students to learn about global traditions.

“For a university that’s seeking to expose its students to many cultural traditions, it really doesn’t get better than Morocco,” Majid told writer Deirdre Fulton.

The country is at once a Mediterranean, Muslim, Arab, and African nation, and several languages are spoken there. It is also safe, Majid said, and is known for its openness to religion. Tangier’s location within Morocco means it is just an hour away by ferry from Spain and Europe.

“These are the traits we want to inculcate in our students and community,” Majid said. “To be from Morocco … is to be open to the world.”

UNE opened the Tangier Campus in January Housed in the campus of the American School of Tangier, the campus hosts students for both semester and yearlong study-abroad programs.

Majid, a professor of English, has lived in the United States since and in Maine since He is the founding director of the Department of English, which he chaired from to , as well as the founding director of the Tangier Global Forum. 

Also included in the winter issue of Incomer Magazine is a short piece on the construction of an authentic Moroccan tile wall in the Danielle N. Ripich Commons. Completed in , the wall symbolizes UNE’s openness to the world beyond Maine’s shores, its embrace of diverse cultures, and its extraordinary commitment to global education.

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