June 1, 2007
Dubai Puts $10-Billion Toward Education
The leader of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has started a $10-billion foundation to support education and "knowledge development" in the Arab world.
Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, announced the foundation in May at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, in Jordan. He spoke bluntly about the Arab world's mixed successes in economic and social reform, and why such a foundation was
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