21 September 2005

ARAB AND WORLD MEDIA CONFERENCE


Leading journalists and media leaders from around the world will join their Arab colleagues at the Arab and World Media Conference on 5-6 December 2005 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to discuss issues facing the media, with an emphasis on Arab countries.

Organised by the Arab Thought Foundation, a non-governmental, non-religious think tank in Beirut that debates critical issues facing Arabs, the conference offers participants the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions led by skilled moderators.

Topics will include censorship, propaganda, journalists in the line of fire, and national differences in how key issues are covered, including the war on terror and emerging perspectives in India and China.

Interviews of political and business leaders are scheduled, including The Hon. Sa?ad Hariri, Member of the Lebanese Parliament; HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal; The Hon. Ghazi al-Yawer, Vice President, Iraq; General Mansour al-Turki of Saudi Arabia?s Ministry of Interior; and others.

The event is by invitation only. Readers of the "IFEX Communique" can nominate themselves for an invitation, as well as learn more about the conference at: http://www.arabandworldmedia.org



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