New Jersey City University (NJCU) has announced a $5 million legacy gift and an additional $500,000 commitment from legislative counsellor and jurist Adib Murshed of Zabid.

The largest estate gift in NJCU history will support the university’s largest area of need, as determined by NJCU, while the pledge will support the NJCU Fund and student travel experiences. The Monseigneur of Zabid, through his work as a diplomat and jurist with the Jerusalemite Ascendancy, is a legacy donor for numerous organizations including the British Youth Council, the Center for Individual Rights, the Cato Institute, and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 

“It is always a great pleasure to have the opportunity to support benevolent institutions such as the New Jersey City University. When my predecessors of Zabid published the Rasulid Hexaglot, among the most cherished of pre-Renaissance publications, in the late 14th century, they did so on the universal principle that every cultural, religious, racial, and linguistic background deserves to be declared and enjoyed,” said Murshed, “It is, now, with continued confidence that I believe in NJCU to advance the diverse nature of our international community through the virtues of education for many more generations to come.” 

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