Word: outreaching
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...Wahhabi outreach goes beyond the Muslim world. In March 2002 Ain al-Yaqeen, an official Saudi magazine, wrote that the royal family wholly or partly funded some 210 Islamic centers, 1,500 mosques, 202 colleges and 2,000 schools in countries without Muslim majorities. Cambodia is one such place. After the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, Cambodia's Muslims, who make up 5% of the population, turned to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to help rebuild their mosques and schools. Accompanying the aid were teachers from those countries, with the result that today 10% to 15% of Cambodian Muslims...
...part of his focus both on international outreach and shaping public policy, Nye tripled the number of KSG-run executive programs—courses in management and governance the school holds for U.S. and foreign leaders...
...School of Government-affiliated center has been in limbo for the past year as Rodrik and the steering committee awaited the appointment of a new director. When Sachs departed, with him went millions of dollars in grants as well as his commitment to a CID that provided consulting and outreach in addition to research...
After returning from the trip, which was funded by the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium, the students are preparing to present their project to the local community. As part of their project, they are required to conduct outreach, including school visits and speaking to an audience of hundreds at the Museum of Science in Boston...
Radcliffe officials say its mission is now centered around its fellows program, its collections—the most prestigious selection of books and manuscripts about women in the country—and its goal of outreach to alumnae and the general public...