Comments on: Saudi-Funded Islamic Studies at Harvard http://xrdarabia.org/2008/05/10/saudi-funded-islamic-studies-at-harvard/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2008/05/10/saudi-funded-islamic-studies-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-13063 John Burgess Sun, 11 May 2008 17:54:33 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=4636#comment-13063 One of my greatest frustrations working in the KSA was my inability to get any Saudi university to open a department of American Studies. The UK, Germany, Russia, Japan, China, India, Latin American countries... they all have programs that seek to put the US into historical, political, cultural, and economic context. But not a single Saudi university. I guess relying on stereotypes and the media are supposed to adequately substitute for facts. One of my greatest frustrations working in the KSA was my inability to get any Saudi university to open a department of American Studies. The UK, Germany, Russia, Japan, China, India, Latin American countries… they all have programs that seek to put the US into historical, political, cultural, and economic context. But not a single Saudi university.

I guess relying on stereotypes and the media are supposed to adequately substitute for facts.

]]> By: al-waleed http://xrdarabia.org/2008/05/10/saudi-funded-islamic-studies-at-harvard/comment-page-1/#comment-13061 al-waleed Sun, 11 May 2008 13:18:59 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=4636#comment-13061 It would be interesting if al-waleed were to finance an identical Islamic studies program to be carried out by Harvard University in Saudi Arabia, for Saudi students. That would give young Saudis a broader understanding of the issues associated with Islam. It would be interesting if al-waleed were to finance an identical Islamic studies program to be carried out by Harvard University in Saudi Arabia, for Saudi students. That would give young Saudis a broader understanding of the issues associated with Islam.

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