HRH Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal Lectures at the BA
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Alexandria—
The BA hosted on Wednesday, 5 September 2007, HRH Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal, who gave a lecture entitled "Arabs and the World... A Future Perspective" in the presence of media, diplomats and cultural audience.
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, welcomed his distinguished guest by saying "The library is proud to have HRH Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal as a dignitary to give a lecture, as he is a living example of what Arabs must be", adding that he always speaks rationally based on deep understanding and broad-mindedness.
Prince El-Hassan started the lecture, where he pointed out that the Arab world needs a methodology for thinking about our issues and incite discouraging, exit opportunities are available to the majority of marginalized and estranged from their silence by the Arab unified will.
Prince El-Hassan Bin Talal rejected the so-called conflict of civilizations, noting in this context that there is an initiative that had been submitted to the Vatican which included Jews, Christians and Muslims to draw common values between the three religions and educating it to our children in schools, in order that their upbringing be in an atmosphere of intimacy and love.
The Prince did not ignore the conflicts and wars experienced by our world, where he stated that conflicts of the world did not end at the end of the Cold War, mentioning that the seriousness of the situation that Arab countries live within, saying that "the problems and conflicts in the region necessarily lead to bitterness, sadness, anger and a desire for revenge, all of these feelings are within the package of the so-called pain of culture that appear to be plagued to the Arab thought".
The Prince did not conceal his concern of the suffering of the Palestinians, Iraqis and the Sudanese in Darfur and others, pointing out that 80% of Palestinian children suffer from depression, while there are more than 2 million displaced Iraqis in his country and many others in Jordan, Syria and other countries, in addition to the large emigration movement in Lebanon following last year's Israeli aggression.
The Prince pointed out the importance of coordination and joint Arab action, a reference to the deficit of institutions in the region to the unilateral policies pursued, as well as endemic corruption and the loss of a sense of public interest, stressing that if we do not provide one million jobs by 2011 then we will give ourselves to warlords and drug dealers.
He concluded his lecture by saying "The dilemma in the management of the Arab future lies in the absence outlook over the country," noting that it must develop a new understanding of the basis of citizenship and sustainable development programs.