Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Edinburgh University attacked for accepting Saudi money...

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Sam Westrop, a spokesman for Clean Cash campaign, said it was "unforgivable" for the university to accept money from the prince.

He said: "Edinburgh University has been a bastion of liberal thought for centuries.

"For the university to betray such liberal principles by accepting money from one of the world's most despotic countries is unforgivable.

"Saudi Arabia is a state that forbids criticism of the royal family and enforces a brutal system of apartheid. How dare the university sell influence to such a barbaric government?"

He added: "(We have] determined that by accepting money from such sources, academic independence is lost and objective criticism of such funding sources is discouraged.

"At a time when the Arab people are fighting for self-determination and true liberty, the university is befriending the very institutions that are suppressing such bids." Full story...

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