Word: sultan
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...Saddam end up in Yunis' house? As war loomed in late March, the garrulous businesswoman--a stout 36-year-old with bright red hair and brooding eyes--rented the place to Kamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan al-Tikriti, a former business associate who headed Iraq's Republican Guard. Al-Tikriti did not tell her why he wanted the house, but Yunis suspected it might be used as a storage site or meeting place. When she returned to her home two days after the strike it was empty, but official papers were strewn everywhere. She found a box of AK-47 ammunition...
...recently learned that Harvard Divinity School accepted money from the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, for the creation of an endowed professorship in Islamic Religious Studies. As a student of Islam, I was pleased that the Divinity School sought to expand its scholarship of religious studies to Islam. However, upon detailed research I discovered that the man donating the money, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, was involved in egregious acts that I could not condone and toward which I could not remain indifferent...
...million given to Harvard Divinity School (HDS) by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayhan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents a disturbing moral challenge to school administrators. Sheikh Zayed is the founder of the Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-up, a think tank that has been charged with supporting grossly anti-Semitic and anti-American views. Divinity School Dean William A. Graham has wisely pledged to return the gift if the connection between the Zayed Center and the offensive writings can be substantiated. Views promoted on the Zayed Center’s site range from denials...
...situation is not so clear cut. The al Sauds are often accused of running their country like a family business, controlling virtually every official post. Separating private contributions from official ones may prove difficult. A review of Saudi official declarations by TIME revealed half a dozen references to Sultan's donations as being "personal." The Saudi Press Agency, a wing of the Ministry of Information, lists $266,000 donated by Sultan to the International Islamic Relief Organization as a "personal" contribution. U.S. and Canadian authorities say they have linked this charity to terrorism. This tie could prove troublesome to Sultan...
...Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-up, named for UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayhan, says on its website that it promotes the unification of Arab nations through historical and cultural education...