University hosts Saudi funded think tank

Edinburgh University has accepted £8m to fund a new centre which will aim to carry out both research and public engagement designed to enhance understanding between the Muslim world and the West. The money comes from Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and the Centre for the Study of Islam in the Modern World at Edinburgh University will be named after him. More details can be found here on the University website. One of the world's richest men, Prince Alwaleed is noted as a shrewd investor in projects around the world.