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Political tensions were again in the air when Harvard accepted a donation of $20 million by Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud in 2005, whose pledge of $10 million to the Twin Towers Fund was rejected by New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani due to Alwaleed??s pro-Palestinian message...
...back as 1977 and as recently as 2003, Harvard received gifts designated for Islam-related projects. Although all were far less than the size of Alwaleed??s promised amount, some met with similar controversy...
This isn’t the first time Alwaleed??s generosity has been questioned and even rejected. Rudolph W. Giuliani, while mayor of New York City, rejected Alwaleed??s pledge of $10 million to the Twin Towers Fund based on Alwaleed??s supposedly pro-Palestinian statement in response to the attacks...
Several professors said they find accusations against the prince ludicrous. Professor of Arabic William E. Granara explains that the Saudi royal family comprises thousands of individuals, and that while Alwaleed??s distant relatives may have direct ties to the PLO or even terrorism, they are simply that: distant. “Are we guilty by association?” says Granara.“Is every American responsible for what happens at Abu-Gharib...
Harvard does indeed have a high degree of flexibility, especially in contrast to Georgetown University, the other winner of Alwaleed??s grant. Georgetown, which is affiliated with the Jesuit order, plans to put the $20 million toward its existing Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding...