The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has extended scholarships to 725 students of various nationalities to enable them to complete their studies and obtain master and doctorate degrees. Khalid Al-Ahmadi, Director of Administration of Educational Affairs at WAMY said that the total value of the scholarships would be SR3,807,763, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Saturday. He noted that students from Burkina Faso, Somalia, Bangladesh, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, Tunisia, Burundi, Togo, Nigeria, Mauritania, Chad, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, the Philippines, Ghana, Senegal, Djibouti and Thailand will benefit from the scholarships. The students who are on scholarships will study at a number of universities including Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, King Saud University, the Holy Qur'an University, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum University, Al-Azhar University, Ali Al-Bihar University, Al-Nilein University, Africa International University, Juba University, Khartoum Institute, institutes of researches and studies in the Muslim World, Al-Jazeera University, and Egypt University for Sciences and Technology. Dr. Al-Ahamdi said that 308 students will be awarded partial scholarships. They include students from 47 countries including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Senegal, China, Niger, India, Indonesia, Tunisia, Iraq, the Philippines, Kenya, Egypt, Nepal, Jordan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Chad, Tanzania, Gambia, Ghana, Palestine, Cambodia, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Algeria, Djibouti, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikistan, Guinea Bissau, Comoros, Mali and Yemen. __
