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He exaggerates Gazali’s influence. Actually, the point he is trying to make is that religious fundamentalism in USA is hindering propagation of scientific thought. So, he goes a bit extreme to bring home that point.
I suppose the thesis is that Ghazali’s followers misinterpreted his work. He was not inherently anti-science. He said that we should be careful using science to prove/disprove religious assertions. He also cautions against using Aristotle’s or Plato’s philosophical ideas in philosophical discourse. His followers assumed that he means science/mathematics is inherently evil.