Institute opens American corner

Institute opens American corner

MEDAN: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husin Al
Munawar inaugurated on Tuesday "the American Corner" in the State
Islamic Institute's (IAIN) library.

The section is expected to broaden the students' knowledge on
the United States' stance toward Islam, representative from the
U.S. Embassy Lewis Amselem said.

Located on the third floor of the library, the section has a
collection of more than 1,150 U.S. journals in both CD and DVD
form.

Lewis said the embassy planned to open another "American
Corner" at the North Sumatra University. -- Antara