KUWAIT: Sheikh Fahad Al-Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah launched yesterday, the first of its kind two-day forum, entitled 'Renewing Dialogue for Peace and Advancing Freedom and Human Rights in Today's World,' sponsored by The Fahad Al Salem Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations and Defense of Liberty (The Center)The forum intends to engage and introduce world leaders, renowned academics and NGOs to a variety of issues relating to individual freedoms and democratic values-including the importance of education and promoting citizen journalism, and advancing the role that traditional and social media can play in this process.
The Club de Madrid, an international NGO gathering more than 80 former presidents and prime ministers from around the world, has partnered with The Center-an NGO based in the Middle East-to host the forum. Fifteen members are participating. Sheikh Fahad founded The Center to advance individual freedoms and basic human rights issues in Kuwait, throughout the Middle East region and globally. This passion for human rights stems from his experience during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait when he knew he would be captured as a prisoner of war.
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