The Saudi ambassador to Britain has written an open letter to MPs defending donations to the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
The JC revealed last week that SOAS had received donations of £755,000 from the Saudi royal family over the past four years. This was used to fund the college's Islamic Studies Centre and a Journal of Islamic Studies. Controversially, the editorial board of the journal includes Egyptian cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has supported suicide bombings and attacks on Israeli civilians.
The issue of the Saudi funding of SOAS was first raised by Harlow MP Robert Halfon and anti-extremist pressure group Student Rights.
Mohammed al-Saud, himself a member of the royal family, said: "These donations have been voluntarily made and are a matter of record. If Saudi money is questionable, then following a change in British law we will willingly abide by this and change our policy accordingly."
