Kuwaiti Minister of Information Participates in a Roundtable on the Future of Al-Arabi Magazine at the BA
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Alexandria—
HE Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, along with Arab and Egyptian intellectuals inaugurated on Sunday, 6 April 2008, a roundtable discussion on the future of Al-Arabi Magazine on the occasion of the magazine’s 50th anniversary.
HE Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah expressed his thanks to the BA for celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Al-Arabi Magazine by issuing “ Al-Arabi.. Diwan of Arab Culture Catalogue” and hosting the roundtable discussion on the future of Al-Arabi, along with other cultural events.
HE Sheikh Sabah praised the deep and strong Kuwaiti-Egyptian relations in various fields, and added that the success of Al-Arabi Magazine has been achieved only through the contributions of Arab and Egyptian intellectuals, rendering the Magazine a beacon for Arab culture, referring to the role of the BA as a cultural landmark.
Dr. Serageldin referred to the deterioration in Arab relations and maintained that the idea of regional cooperation appeared in 1945, and until now a joint Arab market has not been achieved. Dr. Serageldin called for empowering Arab youth to create their own Arab cultural production.