RE: who is funding this program?

Submitted by Martin Murray (United States), Dec 18, 2002 at 10:05

An excellent question. The answer, right from the PBS website:

"Funding for Mohammed: Legacy of a Prophet has been provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Arabian Bulk Trade, Sabadia Family Foundation, Irfan Kathwari Foundation, El-Hibri Foundation, Qureishi Family Trust, and many individual contributors."

Arabian Bulk Trade appears to be a Saudi-based construction and transport company.

Can't find anything about El-Hibri Foundation, Qureishi Family Trust, or the Sabadia Family Foundation -except that google links them all to http://www.theislamproject.org/

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a self-proclaimed 'philanthropic foundation with this ironic statement on their homepage: "We do not accept proposals to benefit specific individuals or that serve religious purposes." Ha! http://www.packard.org/

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