Arab Thought Forum
Palestinian civil society organization
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Background
Arab Thought Forum was founded in Jerusalem in 1977 and was closely affiliated with the National Guidance Committee; it was also generally considered supportive of the PLO.[2]
The Forum aimed to "resist relations of dependence imposed by Israel on the Palestinian economy."[3] It also sponsored one of the first literature festivals in the West Bank.[2] In later years, its areas of focus have been described as including "the future of Jerusalem, democratization and nation building, and development."[2]
Leading figures in the original formation of the Forum included Mahdi Abd al Hadi and Ibrahim Dakkak.[2] Haydar Abd Al Shafi was another prominent member.[6]