Coury, Sherman pen Press-Gazette column on Muslim group exchange

Prof. David Coury and Associate Prof. Heidi Sherman are continuing to encourage education and dialogue around a recent email exchange involving the founder of UW-Green Bay’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), most recently with a column that ran Monday (Nov. 3) on the Opinion Page of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. As Log readers may recall, the exchange between University alumna Heba Mohammad and Green Bay Alderman Chris Wery quickly made local and national headlines late last month, after Wery responded to Mohammad’s inquiry about bus service by questioning the MSA and asking whether she condemns Islamic terrorism. The University responded by hosting an Islamic awareness event last week, and Sherman and Coury — co-faculty advisers of the MSA — also sought to bring the message of education and inclusivity to a larger audience. “Since the tragedy of 9/11, student interest in as well as misconceptions about Islam have been on the increase,” the pair wrote. “As a public, liberal arts institution, we feel it is our obligation to teach about these issues and engage in campus and community dialogs to foster greater understanding of our globalized world.” Read the full column.