London Launch Event 2012 Event Videos

Highlights

Highlights of London Launch Event

Highlights of the London Launch Event

Thursday November 15th 2012

Video highlights of the London launch event - held at the Dorchester Hotel on Thursday November 15th 2012. Speakers include: Mr Shafik Gabr, The Right Honourable Tony Blair, Wendy Goldsmith, Carina Kamel, Briony Llewellyn, Sir Graeme Lamb, Hussein Fahmy, Sir Sherard Cowper Coles.

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MBC East West: The Art of Dialogue

MBC East West: The Art of Dialogue

Tuesday February 19th 2013

MBC cover the launch in London; featuring interviews with The Right Honourable Tony Blair, Mr Shafik Gabr, Mr Hussein Fahmy and Mr Hussein Shobokshi.

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Interviews

Interview with Mr Shafik Gabr

Interview with Mr Shafik Gabr

Thursday November 15th 2012

Interview with Mr Shafik Gabr at the launch of East-West: The Art of Dialogue. He discusses why he became a collector of Orientalist Art, what inspired him to set up the Shafik Gabr Foundation programme and what he hopes to achieve by holding events such as East-West: The Art of Dialogue Initiative.

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BBC World Service Interview

BBC World Service Interview

Thursday November 15th 2012

Shaimaa Khalil interviews Shafik Gabr for the BBC World Outlook programme.
In the interview, Mr Gabr talks about the East West Dialogue initiaitive. He says: "There is a huge gap in understanding. My sense is that in today's world it is becoming more difficult for people to appreciate each other".
The interview was first broadcast on Thursday 1st November 2012.

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Speeches and Panellists