When I made my offer five years ago, I made it conditional upon three pledges by the authorities concerned. I requested first that the land upon which this complex of buildings would be created should be made available to us without charge. Secondly, I asked that the Foundation which I proposed to create in order to finance the project should be exempt from tax. Finally, I suggested that our builders should be encouraged to employ traditional techniques and concepts of Muslim architecture.

But I think that we must keep in mind that these schools are meant to create an elite, to develop your children in such a way that they can go on through their secondary and university education, and thereafter enter the best universities in the world. This was the goal in building these new buildings and in trying to put together a core of teachers who really can produce outstanding students.