The King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue has participated in the activities of the International Boy Scouts Camp which was held in the town of Aljubail in February 2006.

The following activities were performed by the Peace Forum :

Training program designed to upgrade participants' communicating ability in dialogue and a lecture entitled Laying Cultural Foundation for World Peace by Dr Abdulkarim Bakar.

A special wing for the Center in the exhibition accompanying the international youth event

Official opening of the peace forum

The Peace Forum was inaugurated by Dr Abdullah bin Obeid , Minister of Education . Present during the opening ceremony were Dr Abdullah Omar Nasef, President of the Muslim Boy Scouts Association and Faisal bin Abdurahman bin Muammar , Secretary General of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue.



Taking part in the opening ceremony were more than 400 boy scouts from different countries of the world . Following recitation form the holy Quran the Secretary General addressed the gathering . This was followed by a lecture by Dr Abdulkarim Bakar. Then there was a discussion session chaired by the Secretary General. Taking part in the discussion were students mostly from non -Arabic speaking nations like Finland , Malta, Sweden, Belgium and Turkey .



During question and answer session that followed Dr Bakar answered questions raised by the participants. Later a total of four discussion seminars were organized with the participation of boy scouts from different countries of the world .

At the end of every discussion seminar the participants were issued with certificates of participation. The first discussion seminar held on Saturday 5/.1. / 1427. It was chaired by Dr Fahd Alsultan . The number of the participants was 15 boy scouts .





The second seminar was held on Monday 7/1/ 1427 and it was chaired by Dr Rashid Albaz and the number of participants was 29 boy scouts from different parts of the world.

The third seminar was held on Tuesday 8/1 /1427. It was again chaired by Dr Albaz and the number of participants was 26 boy scouts.

The fourth seminar was held on Wednesday 9/1/1427. It was chaired by Dr Albaz and the number of participants was 27 boy scouts . Throughout the seminars instant translation was used.

Following are the results of the dialogue seminars organized as part of the International Boy Scouts Camp in Aljubail designed to promote cultural exchanges among the nations of the world

Together for Peace

As part of the International Boy Scouts Camp in the town of Aljubail during the period April 2-10 2006 the King Abdualziz Center for National Dialogue organized four dialogue seminars entitled " The Beginning of Cooperation Among World Cultures and Civilizations with the participation of more than 150 boy scouts. representing more than 6o countries and130 boy scouts association from different parts of the world .

The International Boy Scouts Camp was organized by the Saudi Arabian Boy Scots Association and the Union of Muslim Boy Scouts. The event which was hosted by the Royal Commission for Aljubail and Yanbu was organized under the slogan Together for the Sake of World Peace.

The chief aim of the International Boy Scouts Camp was : To strengthen boy scouts's role in promoting the cause of world peace and security, To work out suitable solutions for challenges facing young people all over the world , To bolster bonds of friendship and brotherhood among the participants , To identify world cultures and civilizations and to acquaint the participants with the great strides the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been making in various areas of human endeavour.

In the course of the seminars the participants discussed a number of issues including bases for dialogue among world cultures and civilizations. They had also exchanged views on political, economic and social problems that could affect world peace and security. and on the role of young people in advancing the cause of peace and peaceful co-existence among the nations of the world .

The participants said they were happy to take part in the latest International Boy Scout Camp. which enabled them to have first hand experience of true Saudi culture which embodies the spirit of tolerance and cooperation among the nations of the world .

The participants also expressed deep appreciation for the world peace gift project which bears the name of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques , King Abdullah, and the name of Saudi Arabia which is sparing no effort in promoting the cause of world peace. The participants said they were proud with the generous support the International Boy Scouts Union continues to receive form the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques , King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz . They says they highly value the King's statement in 200o that the boy scouts are messengers of peace.

The discussions were characterized by complete freedom and transparency. Towards the end of the four discussion seminars the participants agreed on a number of points, prominent among them were: The important role dialogue among civilizations and cultures can play in bringing the nations of the world closer together.

Dialogue can help in removing misunderstandings and make people recognize diversity in religion, language and ways of life thus further enriching world civilizations.

The importance of respecting cultural and religious privacy and rejecting violence and promoting tolerance. The participants called for rejecting all aspects of extremism and terrorism which can cause harm to others and pose threat to world peace and security .
The expressed the need for propagating ideas of dialogue and world peace and strengthening the role of educational, youth and boy scouts organizations in promoting the message of peace. They called for rejecting all concepts of globalization that call for obliterating cultural identity of societies and emphasizing the importance of cooperation and relation of brotherhood among the nations of the world.

They stressed the need for encouraging communications and visits among the youth of world by convening annual youth camps and organizing dialogue with the aim of further strengthening dialogue and communication among the nations of the world