Between the 22nd and 25th of February, Forward Thinking in cooperation with the Order of Malta and the International Insitute of Humanitarian Law at San Remo organised a series of workshops for Libyan officials...
On 10-11 February 2021, Forward Thinking held the second Pathways into Politics conference. Pathways into Politics is a programme that aims to develop the political literacy, leadership and communication skills of young British Muslims...
On the 15th of February the Helsinki Policy Forum (HPF) convened an online meeting to discuss developments in Europe and the Gulf-MENA region and identify opportunities for strengthening cooperation to address issues of mutual...
On February 10th, the Tunisia Young Leaders Programme convened a workshop led by Mohamed Okda – a political consultant with extensive business experience, who is active in the issues of interfaith, crisis mediation and...
On the 28th of January, the Forum convened an online meeting of economic policymakers, specialists at International Financial Institutions, and parliamentarians from Egypt, Jordan, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States. The meeting identified urgent recommendations for policymakers to strengthen cooperation in the region and with...
On Wednesday 27th January 2021, Forward Thinking convened a meeting with the Tunisian Young Leaders programme, with Pat Hynes to explore principles of negotiations. Given Pat’s rich and unique experience in the realm of...
On 21st January 2021, Forward Thinking held an online roundtable with Dr Yasemin El-Menouar to discuss Islamophobia in Europe. In, 2019, research conducted for the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Religion Monitor highlighted widespread mistrust toward Muslims across Europe. In Germany...
The entire team at Forward Thinking was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mehrezia Labidi on the 21st of January. Mehrezia was an incredible person and dedicated public servant. We were fortunate...
On 21st January 2021, Forward Thinking facilitated an online introduction to the Irish peace process with a group of prominent Israeli jurists. The group is led by Elyakim Rubenstein, a former Vice President of...
Ten years on from Tunisia’s revolution there remains widespread demands for economic reforms that can increase growth and provide jobs. These calls are loudest from young, university educated Tunisians, who are disproportionately affected by...