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Anna Lindh Network Netherlands
Mission and vision
The mission of the Anna Lindh Network in the Netherlands is to support and connect civil society organisations and representatives in the Netherlands involved in intercultural dialogue and promoting mutual understanding between communities in the Euro-Mediterranean region. We believe that working together in this network and sharing experiences and resources will contribute to our common goal of building an inclusive and resilient EuroMediterranean civil society.
Network members and coordinator
The Anna Lindh Foundation Network in the Netherlands consists of over 60 civil society organizations. Their main fields of interest and activities are International cultural relations, Youth, Arts, Democracy and Human Rights. In the last week of June, 2024, network members elected the Stichting Arab-West Foundation as the Head of Network,.
Activities
In 2024-2025, the main task is to revitalize the network, build on the thematic priorities the previous Head of Network identified, focus on increasing youth involvement, identify peace builders that can contribute to an end of the current Israeli-Palestinian war and how network members can contribute to peace building. To this end, various activities will be organized, such as providing information via a newsletter and LinkedIn group, regular physical network meetings, social events and possibly setting up projects or capacity building activities.
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Established in 2005 as a non-profit organization, the Arab-West Foundation is registered in the Netherlands as Stichting Arab-West Foundation. Our aim is to encourage and promote tolerance, understanding and dialogue between Muslim and non-Muslim communities and societies as well as the Arab and Western Worlds.
Following 9/11 and the series of uprisings that shook the Middle East in 2011, domestic communities in the region as well as relations between the Arab World and the West have become increasingly polarized. Syria, Iraq and Libya have been torn apart by civil war and this ongoing violence has radicalized a number of groups throughout the region. We want to contribute to stability and prosperity across the Arab World and in particularly Egypt and believe that dialogue – and the need for people to be informed – is the key to forming non-violent solutions.
The Arab-West Foundation in the Netherlands is the owner and publisher of Arab-West Report (ISSN number 2210-3597). Arab-West Report, in 2022 renamed Dialogue Across Borders (ISSN number 2949‐6934), commissions the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation in Egypt (CIDT) to facilitate production. The Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU), also based in Egypt, contributes some content, as per agreement. We have a large network across the Middle East and North-Africa as well organizations in Europe with similar aims.