Saudi Arabia Opens 1st Coed University! Finally, One-Half Of Population Gets To Learn and Advance!

"A BEACON OF TOLERANCE"

Will other backward and cruel Muslim nations follow?
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Associated Press
Thursday, September 24, 2009



RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 23 -- Saudi Arabia inaugurated its first
fully coeducational university on Wednesday, and its ruler declared
that the institution will be a "beacon of tolerance" in a world
threatened by extremists.

The multibillion-dollar King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology boasts state-of-the-art labs, the world's 14th-fastest
supercomputer and one of the biggest endowments worldwide. It breaks
many of the conservative country's social taboos by allowing, for the
first time, men and women to take classes together.

Saudi officials have envisaged the postgraduate institution as a key
part of the kingdom's plans to transform itself into a global
scientific hub -- its latest effort to diversify its oil-reliant
economy.

Saudi royals and dignitaries attended the inauguration ceremony
outside the coastal city of Jiddah.

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