Arab-West Foundation
The Arab-West Foundation (AWF) was established in 2005, and is registered in the Netherlands as the Stichting Arab West Understanding. It is connected to the work and ideals of the electronic magazine Arab-West Report.
Aims
The foundation aims at encouraging and promoting tolerance, understanding and dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims, and Arab and Western communities, societies and countries. To achieve this purpose the foundation cooperates with the Center for Arab-West Understanding and the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation in Egypt. It promotes and supports Western students doing internships in Egypt, especially those who will engage in projects that can be carried out in cooperation with Egyptian students.[1]
AWF supports and encourages dialogue through a number of avenues, focusing on an increased understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims. Academic papers from Egyptian and non-Egyptian student interns address issues relevant to current affairs in Egypt.[2] Western interns participate in cultural sensitivity training to further their understanding of Arab-West relations and decrease misconceptions.[3] It aims at improving the general publics' understanding of the contemporary Islamic world in non-Muslim countries and vice versa.
The Arab West Foundation further focuses on the Egyptian media as a means of increasing cultural integration, providing access to the archives of Arab-West Report.