Understanding between the ME and the US is about to get a bit better...

Neither mundane nor pointless, but it didn’t seem to fit into another category, and I must share: Saudi Businessman Donates Millions to Georgetown and Harvard for Study of Islam.

This can only be good. I also like that he established centers for American studies in Beirut and Cairo.

The Saudi Royals have been putting in centers for Islamic Studies throughout the world for quite a while.

The Saudi Royals have been putting in centers for Islamic Studies throughout the world for quite a while, including the United States. This is not a new thing.