RIYADH, 18 November 2002 — Prince Alwaleed ibn Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, has donated $500,000 to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to finance two of its projects.
The donation was announced when he received in his office in Riyadh Nihad Awad, general manager of CAIR.
Awad is on a Middle East tour to gather support for CAIR programs and projects. He will also take part in symposiums in several Arab countries to discuss the challenges that Muslims face in the United States.
During his meeting with Prince Alwaleed, Awad discussed the smear campaign being launched in the Western media against Islam and Muslims by certain entities.
Awad briefed the prince on the programs and projects that are being developed in the United States by CAIR to project the true image of Islam and Muslims and to defend their legitimate rights and freedoms.
