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Faculty of Oriental and Islamic Studies
The Faculty of
Oriental Languages and Islamic Learning currently comprises only the
Department of English. However, departments of many other languages –
French, Punjabi, Urdu, etc – will be established in the near future, and
academic programmes from BS (Hons) to MPhil level will be offered in
them. Moreover, the proposed departments of Islamic Studies and Pakistan
Studies, which are currently being offered as compulsory courses by all
departments of the University at the BS (Hons) level, will become a part
of the faculty after introduction of full-fledged academic programmes in
the two subjects. It is important to emphasise that the proposed
Department of Islamic Studies will be a unique initiative; it will aim
at introducing the true face of Islam, opposed to violence in all its
manifestations. The University’s Chancellor, Punjab Governor Mr Salman
Taseer, has already approved the plan to establish a Sufi Chair under
the proposed Department.
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