The al Thagher Modelschoolshowcased Faisal's interest inscienceandWesternmethodsofeducation; inthe nineteen-sixties, itwas the only school in Jedda with air-conditioning.
What makes all this particularly worrying is that the Obama administration is currently helping the Saudis and the multinational lobby they host in Jedda, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in a longstanding campaign to criminalize expression that offends Muslims.