Friends Of Europe Podcasts

The introductions, ‘ice-breaker’ and plenary session on Beyond Clichés, hosted by Friends of Europe, looked at education, cross-cultural skills and critical thinking as the basis of political participation and active citizenship. The event was held on the 22 May as a part of the Young Mediterranean Voices & EYL40 Young Leaders event. Speakers included Jasmina Cibic (performance, installation and film Artist & European Young Leader (EYL40)); Paul Dujardin (CEO & Artistic Director, “Bozar” Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels); Nabeel Abboud Ashkar (Co-Founder and Director of the Polyphony Foundation and MENA Young Leader (EYL40)); and Rihab Mejri (Civil Society Activist, Member of Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV)). This debate was moderated by Dharmendra Kanani, Director of Strategy at Friends of Europe.