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UA professors comment on recent terror attacks

By Alana Norris

It seems that terrorists’ attacks are in the news more and more often, whether it’s overseas or in our native country. Last night, a man deliberately drove into a group of Muslims leaving a mosque in London, leaving 11 injured and one dead. In the wake of the terrorists’ attacks last night in London, we came here to the Islamic Society of Tuscaloosa to speaks with Muslim leaders in the community about their thoughts on the situation, and they made it clear that terrorism does not discriminate. We spoke with Muhammad Sharif and Anwar Hoque, who are both Aerospace Engineering professors at The University of Alabama, as well as mosque leaders and members of the Islamic community of Tuscaloosa.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Posted on: June 20, 2017    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News    /    Features:   ,