September 12, 2003

Mideast Center That Sparked Controversy at Harvard Over $2.5-Million Gift Has Closed

By WILL POTTER

A controversial research center in the Middle East that was criticized by students at Harvard University this year has closed, but a related dispute over a $2.5-million gift remains unsettled.

The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up, in the United Arab Emirates, was shut down in late August by the Persian Gulf country's president, Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, according to a press release issued by his office. News of the center's closing had circulated earlier that

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