King Faisal Foundation
مؤسسة الملك فيصل الخيرية | |
Formation | 1976 |
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Founders |
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Website | www |
The King Faisal Foundation (
Programs and centers
King Faisal International Prize
The foundation presents an annual prize,
King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
The King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS) was established in 1983. The center is dedicated to serving Islamic civilization, supporting academic research, and encouraging cultural and scientific activities in a number of fields.[3] The center's library holds more than 200,000 titles in Arabic and European languages, in addition to 5,000 periodicals and approximately 30,000 university theses. The center hosts one of the most significant collections of Islamic manuscripts in the world, with no fewer than 28,500 manuscripts and some 180,000 microfilms. The majority of microfilms have been obtained through agreements with the Bibliothèque nationale of Paris, the Library of Congress, the British Library and other major manuscript-holding institutions.[4]
Other programs
KFF established the King Faisal International School (KFS), an elementary school, in 1991 that operates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[5] In 2008, the KFF founded Alfaisal University, a university located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[6][7] The KFF founded Effat University, a university for women located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Effat University is considered the first private woman college in Saudi Arabia.[8][9]
The KFF has run a Painting and Patronage initiative since 1999.
See also
- List of things named after Saudi Kings
References
- ^ a b "King Faisal Foundation". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Faisal Foundation receives Sultan Bin Owais Award". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies". Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Sultan bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "King Faisal School (SA)". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Alfaisal University - vision and mission". Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Alfaisal University (KFF Page)". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Effat University (KFF Page)". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Effat University". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links
- Official website
- King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine - official website
- Peter Harrigan, 2000, Rays of Light and Brightness: The King Faisal International Prize, Saudi Aramco World