On the occasion of the 34th anniversary of its establishment in Paris
This article was translated using artificial intelligence and the original language of the article is Arabic.
The Euro-Arab Studies Center, a platform for dialogue between civilizations and cultures
By Dr. Saleh Ben Bakr Al-Tayar, President of the Euro-Arab Studies Center, Paris
Since its establishment 34 years ago, the Euro-Arab Studies Center in Paris has played an important and vital role in connecting the Arab world with the West, especially as the Center was established in very difficult circumstances, including the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, which caused a division in the region, which led to a change in the political map in the Arab region, and there were no modern technological means at that time represented by social media in its various forms that allow for bringing points of view closer quickly to the Western world.
The Center has received great support from Arab diplomatic figures, among whom, by way of example and not limitation, Dr. Mofid Shehab, former Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Egyptian People’s Assembly Affairs, as well as Dr. Esmat Abdel-Meguid, former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and was able to achieve the goals for which it was established by bringing points of view closer and solving the problems facing Arab countries through calling for international conferences and seminars to find solutions to the issues raised, including those related to resolving the Iraqi-Kuwaiti crisis and finding a political path to resolve the Palestinian issue, in addition to discussing the economic issues facing Arab countries and finding solutions to them.
The Center has proven its existence among the major research centers in Western countries and has become a reference for all researchers, whether in the political or economic fields, given the issues and topics it raised and the recommendations it made, from which specialists in all fields benefited by making European countries aware of Arab culture and investment opportunities available in Arab countries and spreading Arab culture in Europe through the conferences and seminars held by the Center since its inception.
Since its inception, the Center has been able to organize numerous seminars and conferences in the capitals of Arab and European countries, in which Arab and international figures specialized in the strategic, political, legal, religious and media fields participated to enhance dialogue between global civilizations and cultures, define terrorism and its sources of funding, acquit Islam of it and highlight the role of regional and international powers in confronting it and how to prevent terrorists from spreading their ideas and using social media tools.
The Center contributed to spreading the culture of tolerance and love of the other and correcting the concept of moderate Islam, especially in light of what is known as the Arab Spring revolutions that swept most Arab capitals and cities and attempts by extremist Islamic currents to control the reins of power and the terrorist operations that accompanied this and the control of terrorist groups over some regions in Arab countries.
In conclusion, we would like to point out that the Center is preparing to organize a major celebration on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of its establishment in the presence of diplomats, politicians, economists, public figures, artists and media figures, in Cairo, which has already hosted the second session of the Center, and from here, I do not fail to thank all those who have contributed and supported the Center’s journey to continue and deliver the message for which it was established, and we also congratulate ourselves on this success and promise researchers to continue to present topics that will benefit the Arab nation.
