Central Presbyterian Church issued the following announcement on Mar. 25.
A Presbyterian missionary founded the Beirut School for Girls, which became Lebanese American University
The Arab Institute for Women (AiW) in Beirut, Lebanon, describes itself as an organization at the intersection of academia and activism.
Previously known as the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW), it was created in 1973, building upon the Lebanese American University’s (LAU) history as a school for women. At its founding, it was the first institute of its kind in the Arab world.
The Lebanese American University has Presbyterian roots and maintains its relationship with both the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (the local Presbyterian presence) through inviting members of each denomination to sit on the Board of Trustees.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Central Presbyterian Church
