The Arab Thought Foundation is a non-governmental independent foundation established in June 2001 (1422H). It was launched and founded by HRH prince Khalid Al Faisal. ATF’s headquarters are located in Beirut, Lebanon. It is a joint initiative between businessmen and intellectuals to promote Arab core principles, values and morals within the confines of responsible freedom. It is concerned with all fields of knowledge, covering sciences, culture and the arts. It works to bring together the intellectual discourses and cultural actions that advocate Arab solidarity, development and the preservation of Arab identity.

Establishment

The initiative of establishment was launched in Beirut on 29/5/2000, upon the occasion of the celebration of the capital Beirut as the Arab cultural capital. Prince Khalid Al Faisal has called, in a speech pronounced during this celebration, for an initiative of solidarity between intellectuals and businessmen, adopted by an Arabic civil foundation, aiming to contribute to the Arabic renaissance and solidarity.

Foundation Goals

The Arab Thought Foundation is represented by the following:

• Promoting the pride taken in the nation core values and identity, through convenient cultural programs.
• Entrenching ideas and events acting to reject all causes of discrimination, achieving the nation’s solidarity and mainstreaming its efforts towards the Higher Arab Interest.
• Taking care of all sorts of knowledge and science, focusing on future studies and benefiting from modern technologies.
• Honoring the pioneers, supporting the innovators and sponsoring the talented from among the Arab nation fellows.
• Promoting communications with Arab immigrant brains and Institutions and drawing upon their experiences.
• Coordinating and communicating with individuals and bodies concerned with the cultural and thoughtful Arabic solidarity, as well as the international and regional organizations and institutions related to the Arabic concern.
• Drawing up cultural and media projects that contribute in disseminating the Arab intellect on the international scene, and correcting the erroneous perceptions held towards the Arab society.

Details

For more info about the Arab Thought Foundation, Kindly visit our website www.arabthought.org