Harvard & Georgetown are lowering themselves

Submitted by Harry (United States), Dec 21, 2005 at 19:17

>Harvard and Georgetown universities each accepted $20 million for Islamic studies from a >Saudi prince who overtly promotes his government's Wahhabi outlook, Alwaleed bin Talal.

How can such reputed universities take money from Saudi sources, which restrict freedom of religion to every non-christian in Saudi arabia. They should reject money from any source which does not follow basic freedom of expression.

Christians/Jews/Hindus or any other religion cannot build or take any religious material into Saudi Arabia.

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