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...This is no longer my son." AICHA EL-WAFI, mother of convicted 9/11 co-conspirator and al-Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui, after her son shouted at his trial, "God curse America! Bless Osama bin Laden...
...Musharraf seized power in Pakistan in a coup d’état. Consider also that leading Pakistani engineer A.Q. Khan confessed to running a nuclear weapons racket with connections to potential “rogue states” Iran and North Korea. To top it all, Osama bin Laden and senior leaders of al-Qaeda are widely believed to reside in northwestern Pakistan. An Islamic theocracy like Pakistan that is continually plagued by radical elements has much to accomplish before it can claim the status of an international leader, which India has earned...
Funding for that improvement has arrived in the form of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud’s $20 million gift announced this past November. The Saudi Arabian prince—also the world’s fifth richest man—designated the donation specifically for Islamic Studies. However, despite the improvement the gift guaranteed, critics inside and outside the Harvard community—still reeling from the events of Sept. 11, 2001—said they were suspicious of his background and presumed intentions and questioned whether or not the University should accept the donation...
...University has outlined the major goals of The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Program for Islamic Studies, but deliberations continue as to the details of its structure and personnel. Faculty point-man Roy P. Mottahedeh, Gurney professor of history, will work along with the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development to advance the program...
...staff of 20 to 30 organizing programs for students, professors and speakers from over 50 countries. Notable past speakers include Nobel laureate and former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, former Economist editor Bill Emmott, President of Singapore S. R. Nathan, and former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad. —Staff writer Joyce Y. Zhang can be reached at jyzhang@fas.harvard.edu...