a écrit le 12 décembre 2005 à 19h07 Saudi Businessman Donates Millions to Georgetown and Harvard for Study of Islam
An internationally prominent Saudi businessman said today that he is donating $20 million each to Georgetown and Harvard universities to expand the study of Islam and the Muslim world as part of his philanthropic efforts aimed at promoting interreligious understanding.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family, said in a telephone interview from the Saudi capital of Riyadh that he also has established the first two centers for American studies in the Middle East, to be located at universities in Beirut and Cairo(...)
Alwaleed, one of the world's richest persons, offered a gift of $10 million to the Twin Towers Fund shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
Alwaleed also donated $5 million to establish the Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) at the American University in Beirut (AUB) and $10 million to finance construction of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) building in the new campus of the American University in Cairo (AUC), according to his press release.
source: Washington Post
An internationally prominent Saudi businessman said today that he is donating $20 million each to Georgetown and Harvard universities to expand the study of Islam and the Muslim world as part of his philanthropic efforts aimed at promoting interreligious understanding.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family, said in a telephone interview from the Saudi capital of Riyadh that he also has established the first two centers for American studies in the Middle East, to be located at universities in Beirut and Cairo(...)
Alwaleed, one of the world's richest persons, offered a gift of $10 million to the Twin Towers Fund shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
Alwaleed also donated $5 million to establish the Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) at the American University in Beirut (AUB) and $10 million to finance construction of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) building in the new campus of the American University in Cairo (AUC), according to his press release.
source: Washington Post
