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R&E goes to Berkeley, California to visit Zaytuna College, the first fully accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the US. Students study great ideas from both Western and Islamic civilizations, trying to revive the historic liberal arts tradition within Islam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“For us it\u2019s very important to hold onto our faith and to do that in a space where it\u2019s encouraged, to engage your intellect but also to remember it goes with your faith, and they are not separate,” says Aisha Ibrahim, a student at Zaytuna. 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