American Professor Donates Israeli Prize to Palestinians
May 29, 2008 | 11:39 pmProfessor David Mumford (homepage, wikipedia) is an American mathematician at Brown University. He is also the most recent recipient of the prestigeous Israeli mathematics prize (Wolf Prize). Mumford said on Monday that he is donating his share of that prestigious Israeli mathematics prize to advance the education of Palestinian students.
He decided to donate his money to Bir Zeit University and to an Israeli group that tries to ease Israeli travel restrictions on Palestinian students. The contrast between what goes on in Israel and what goes on in the Palestinian areas is “striking”, with Israelis able “to travel freely to meetings and graduate students going wherever they please,” he said. Adding: “It seems to me in the Palestinian areas, this isn’t the case”.
Thank you Dr. Mumford.
Rebellious Arab Girl
On May 30, 2008 | 12:45 amThere is still good in this world of ours!
sharifo
On May 30, 2008 | 10:04 am3ala rasi el super nerds !!
loolt
On May 30, 2008 | 1:51 pmcool! imagine how the wold prize people must feel
nice one