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Tuesday 27 November 2012 • Issue 601 • www.exepose.ex.ac.uk • Twitter: @Exepose • www.facebook.com/Exepose
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The University’s biggest donor, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad AlQasimi, is Ruler of Sharjah, where it is claimed “the most basic human rights to its citizens” are routinely denied. Today, a plaque in the Forum praises his “generosity and vision”. This issue Exeposé asks:
Is the University of the Year ethically sourced?
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EXCLUSIVE Tom Payne, Editor Phil Thomas, News Editor THE University of Exeter celebrates cultural diversity and academic freedom, but its leading donor rules over an Arab emirate which according to a report “routinely denies the most basic human rights to its citizens”. Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the ruler of Sharjah, one of the most conservative Emirates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has donated more than £8 million to the University over two decades and is thanked on a plaque in the centre of the Forum. Sheikh Sultan, described as “the University’s single most important supporter” in a 2007 report, also donated £2.4 million to the founding and subsequent extensions of the Arab and Islamic Studies building between 1998 and 2006. The University also received an unspecified amount from Sheik Sultan to pay for a graduate centre in 1990. FULL REPORT PAGES 4 & 5
Comment: Controversy over this year’s SSB theme - PAGE 12
Music: Interview with Mercury prize-winners Alt+J (∆) - PAGE 22
Sport: Screen meet silent film musician Stephen Horne - PAGE 25
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