University
King Saud University
Kingdom's first university, a vast campus with a book-shaped gate and a palm-themed mosque.
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About this audio guide
This guide to King Saud University in Riyadh follows Abdel Wahab Azzam, the Egyptian diplomat and scholar chosen in nineteen fifty-seven to lead Saudi Arabia's first university, then a single faculty of Arts. It traces his lifelong devotion to the poet Muhammad Iqbal, and the years he spent carrying Iqbal's verse into Arabic. Best heard standing at the main entrance gate.
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