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Show COMMITTEE FOR ISLAMIC CULTURE SUITE 43. 1789 LANIER PLACE. N.W. WASHINGTON 9, D.C. December 3, 1962 ISLAMIC ARCHIVES Dear Aziz: I am glad to have your note of November 26. 1 am sending you copies of the documents of the American Institute in India. These seem so important for us In Egypt that I have gone to the trouble to have them mimeographed. Also, I have begun drafting a confidential critique of their methods and operations. In general, the whole business smells of the seminar. It is academic beyond imagination, narrowly conceived, and apparently without a well-considered underlying philosophy. Imagine having an American Institute in India and not have it under the direction of an AmericanI I am told that the Indian In charge refuses to take responsibility and that some of the students there write back that they wish they had not come. In our Egyptian operation, the fact that stands out like a sore thumb is that you, an Egyptian, are not on the Board of Trustees. This I shall labor over and, with God!s help, we shall, In time, be able to present a better face to our colleagues on the Nile. I am still working on the Minute regarding the expanded Center and operations in Egypt, I shall send you a copy for your comments. As soon as I hear from Creswell and have his nehil obstat, I shall send you copies of the Minaret Bibliography. You are most kind to send me copies of your new books on the Crusades. I know I shall enjoy them. Affectionate greetings from bayt to bayt. As ever, Jjyron Bement Smith Professor Aziz S. Atiya Director, Middle East Center University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah |
