The Unholy Alliance: Cambridge's Saudi Conundrum The University of Cambridge has found itself at the center of a controversy surrounding its proposed staff training courses for Riyadh's defence ministry.
Sons of two jailed Saudi scholars, Hassan Farhan al Maliki and Salman al Odah, have written an impassioned letter to the university's leadership, urging them to reconsider their plans in light of the kingdom's dismal human rights record.
The case against Cambridge Judge business school is straightforward: despite its claims to uphold academic freedom and free speech, the university appears willing to provide training for a regime notorious for silencing dissent.