Arab Thought Forum

The Arab Thought Forum (ATF), known as Al Multaqa in Arabic, was established in Jerusalem in 1977 as an independent Palestinian organization. Based on democratic principles such as openness, transparency and freedom of expression it provides a forum for Palestinian decision makers, public opinion leaders and citizens to express their views and has no affiliation to any government, political party or other organization. The strength of ATF lies in its political impartiality allowing it to freely engage in a broad range of subjects related to the Palestinian cause of democracy building and ultimately independence."


 * Ibrahim Dakkak, cofounder and chair until 1992

List of Funding Partners 2000-Present

 * Muassasat Strengthening Human Rights & Good Governance
 * European Union
 * OPEC Fund for International Development
 * Welfare Association Consortium
 * TAMKEEN - USA
 * United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
 * United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - USA
 * Sasakawa Peace Foundation
 * Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) - Switzerland
 * Canada Fund - Canada
 * Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Germany

Board of Trustees
Office of the Board of Trustees - Monitoring Committee


 * Chair: Daoud Istanbuli
 * Deputy Chairman: Adnan Shuqeir
 * Reporter: Albert Agazerian

The Executive Committee
 * Head: Abbas Abdel Haq
 * Deputy: Azzam Abu Al-Soud
 * Deputy: Salah Al-Sakaa
 * Secretary: Ibrahim Deibes
 * Treasurer: Said Al-Husseini
 * Member: Mu'en Kanan
 * Member: Mohammed Omar Yousef


 * General Director: Abdel Rahman Abu Arafeh

Members

 * Abdel Karim Ashour
 * Abdel Rahman Abu Arafeh
 * Adeeb Qaisi
 * Adnan Shuqeir
 * Afnan Drwzeah
 * Albert Agazerian
 * Azam Abu Al Souad
 * Daoud Istanbuli
 * Eman El- Amad
 * Haidar Abdel Shafi
 * Hasan Dweik
 * Husam Bader
 * Ibrahim Dei'es
 * Iham Abu Gazaleh
 * Ismat Shakhshir
 * Issam Awad
 * Jad Ishaq
 * Jeries Al Khouri
 * Kamal Hassuneh
 * Lama Hurani
 * Mahdi Abdel Hadi
 * Mamdouh Al-ker
 * Mohamad Arafat
 * Mohamad Masroji
 * Mohammed Abbas Abdel Haq
 * Mohammed Omar Yousef
 * Mu'en Kanan
 * Mustafa Abu Sway
 * Nabil Tarazi
 * Nafe Hassan
 * Naiala Ayish
 * Nazmi Jubeh
 * Rami Nasr al-Din
 * Sa'd Husseini
 * Salah Saqqa
 * Samar Nather
 * Samir Hulleileh
 * Suzan Arafat
 * Taher Nammari
 * Walid Mustafa

Contact

 * Web: http://www.multaqa.org

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