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Dialogue of Civilizations to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding

Lecture of the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” Founding President Vladimir Yakunin drafted for the interactive thematic debate on Fostering Cross-Cultural Understanding for Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies at the United Nations Headquarters held on March 22, 2012 The lecture touches on the basic principles upon which the World Public...

The New Social Media and the Reshaping of Communication in the 21st Century

Lecture by the President of the I.P.O., WPF "Dialogue of Civilizations" ICC Member Dr. Hans Kechler at Doha Interfaith Conference At the invitation of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), the President of the International Progress Organization (I.P.O.), Dr. Hans Kechler, delivered a special lecture on "The New Social...

Addressing the Global Crises

This is an edited text of the speech delivered by Prof. Kamran Mofid at the Concluding Plenary Session, Rhodes Forum, Sunday 9 October 2011 Reclaiming the Moral and Spiritual Roots of Economics: An Invitation to Dialogue Founding President, Dr. Yakunin, Madam Yakunin, Your Eminences, friends, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Once again, our Rhodes...

Who are We? What is WPF – Dialogue of Civilizations?

At this concluding session—and with a view toward our 10th anniversary next year—it seems proper to ask: What is WPF? What kind of organization is WPF? Now, on a purely formal level, this question can easily be answered: it is an NGO (a nongovernmental organization) concerned with (committed to) the...