“As for education, we have planned a long term strategy and started by opening King Saud University, and ordered the opening of female schools throughout the country, based on Islamic teachings, which encouraged parents to enroll their daughters in large numbers. Technical schools were also inaugurated to prepare our youth to become a work force and help in the industrial and agricultural development of our society.”
Part of King Saud seventh speech to his nation in memory of his ascendance to the throne.
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