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Saudi Government-Approved Hatred Comes to Georgetown
Georgetown Gets $20M Donation To Study Gift Given By Saudi Prince December 13, 2005 WASHINGTON -- A member of the Saudi royal family has donated $20 million to Georgetown University for the study of Islam. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal told The Washington Post the image of Islam has been tarnished since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He is also donating $20 million to Harvard University for the same cause. The gift is Georgetown's second-largest donation ever. Officials said the Jesuit-run university will use the money to expand its 12-year-old Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. The center will be renamed the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. [Don't make me laugh!--ed.] The Saudi prince tried to give $10 million dollars to the Twin Towers Fund shortly after the terrorist attacks in 2001. But New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani rejected the donation after Alwaleed criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East. Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-12-13 |
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