Hamza Yusuf Still An Apologist for Sharia

Hamza Yusuf, recently portrayed as a moderate, is in fact an apologist for Sharia and its “brutal hudud punishments” and the return of the Caliphate. That he has partnered with Hatem Bazian of UC Berkeley (and, like Yusuf, of Zaytuna College) further clarifies his true beliefs, as Bazian is the poster child for anti-American, anti-Israel, radical Islamist academics. See CW’s collection of articles on him here.

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Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.
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