John L. Esposito, professor of Islamic studies at Georgetown, typifies his discipline.(The Week)(Brief article)

John L. Esposito, professor of Islamic studies at Georgetown, typifies his discipline. What he says, others say and more are taught, albeit with less voltage. He came to Stanford recently, and Campus Watch, a pro-Israel, anti-radical group, reported on his talk. What did he say? He cited a forthcoming book--Who Speaks for Islam?--which claims that Muslim anti Americanism flows from "disappointment" that we aren't "living up to [our] ideals," and resentment that "Islam is denigrated" here. (But if ...