Welcome to East-West:
The Art of Dialogue
An initiative by the Shafik Gabr Foundation to enhance critical understanding and cooperation amongst
young emerging leaders in the Arab World and the West through global exchanges.
The East-West: The Art of Dialogue initiative sprung from the conviction that non-governmental institutions can affect real change and that each citizen must play a role in building bridges towards sustainable peace and cross-cultural understanding.
M. Shafik Gabr
Chairman, Shafik Gabr Foundation
The Initiative
East-West: The Art of Dialogue
The East-West: The Art of Dialogue initiative is a dynamic exchange program designed to connect and build constructive relations between future leaders from the Arab world and the West. The initiative was launched in 2012 in London, Washington and New York. It has been set up by the Shafik Gabr Foundation, and inspired by the Orientalist traveler painters.
