Background
Asani was born in Kenya and was brought up there.
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Ali Sultaan Asani
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After completing his high-school education in Kenya, he attended Harvard College, with a concentration in the Comparative Study of Religion, graduating summa cum laude in 1977. He continued his graduate work at Harvard in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC), receiving his Doctor of Philosophy in 1984.
Career
He is of Sindhi heritage. Asani also serves on the faculty of the Departments of Sanskrit and Indian Studies and African and African-American Studies. He has taught at Harvard since 1983, offering instruction in a variety of languages such as Hindustani, Sindhi, Gujarati, Kachchi and Swahili as well as courses on various aspects of the Islamic tradition.
He has also served on the American Academy of Religion"s Task Force on the teaching of religion in schools.
In 2002, he was awarded the Harvard Foundation medal for his outstanding contributions to improving intercultural and race relations at Harvard and in the nation.
