Alliance of Civilizations Address 30th March 2010
Background Information:
The Alliance of Civilisations ‐ International Fellowship Programme: In partnership with the Alliance of Civilisations, the Islamic Education Scientific and Cultural Organization, the League of Arab States and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the British Council launched this programme and welcomed the first group of fellows to the United Kingdom. The British Council's contribution to this partnership forms part of the Our Shared Europe programme.
Dr Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, CBE
addressing the first group of fellows of the Alliance of Civilisations
at an event organised by, and held at, the British Council London UK on Tuesday 30th March 2010.
Our Shared Europe Roundtable Meeting 4th May 2010
Background Information:
The Our Shared Europe project is the British Council’s response to one of the major cultural challenges facing our continent today – the growing mutual mistrust between Muslim communities and wider European society. Our Shared Europe seeks to find common ground, and build shared values, perspectives and behaviours that are based on mutual respect and trust. In particular, it is about how to acknowledge the contribution of Islamic communities and cultures – both in the past but also in the present – to the shaping of contemporary European civilisation and society. This means recognising the rich and diverse roots of our culture and society and using this recognition to build a more inclusive view of the continent that we all share.
More information: http://www.oursharedeurope.org/
Dr Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, CBE attended a roundtable meeting
of a number of friends and partners of
the British Council “Our Shared Europe” project, London
Tuesday 4th May, 2010.