May 23, 2003

Harvard Divinity School Considers Returning a Gift

The Harvard Divinity School received a $2.5-million gift in 2000 to create a professorship in Islamic religious studies. But the position has never been filled, and Harvard is thinking of returning the money to the donor -- the president of the United Arab Emirates.

Questions have been raised about Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan's connection to a controversial Middle Eastern think tank. The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up has been the host to speakers and has

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