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In the years since its establishment in 2014, the CANDID Foundation has been active in many fields, with projects boosting social entrepreneurship, civil society and social innovators throughout the Mediterranean, especially the MENA region. In 2015, the CANDID Foundation assumed editorial responsibility for zenith Magazine in 2015, and implements projects that foster intercultural understanding. In the same year, CANDID initiated zenithTalk, to moderate a cross-sectoral, national debate about economic governance, social justice and innovation in the greater Middle East. To achieve this goal, zenithTalk works in close cooperation with the BMW Foundation and brings together outstanding creative talents from the Middle East and Europe to join forces in finding solutions and concepts for common challenges in development. It does not matter whether they have a background in entrepreneurship, civil activism or law – as long as they represent a creative new approach to current issues in social and economic development, we think their story is worth sharing. There is also a special focus on finding young leaders or those who soon might be. Furthermore, CANDID organises the annual zenith Photo Award. The first three editions were held in German and aimed to show the perspectives of Muslims in Germany on their communities, as well as the views of non-Muslims on their Muslim neighbours. Major German and international media covered the competition and featured the winning photographers. The fourth edition of the competition widened the scope, encouraging participants to take part in the debate on Islam in Europe through their entries. As a result, more than 50 professional and amateur photographers contributed to the project and handed in their photography series. In addition, the CANDID Foundation is currently working in cooperation with the German Office for Foreign Affairs to find new measures of communication and idea exchange in Tunisia. Therefore, CANDID has created a new debating tool, zenithDebate. This innovative tool gives an opportunity for everyone to access the conversation at eye level; users can contribute their own arguments and vote on others. The debate is a unique project where arguments can be contributed and rated by other users. New contributions appear instantly, and site visitors can track the top responses and see the debate unfold in real time. The initiative is currently being tested in Tunisia, but may well be used in other countries afterwards.

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CERAW coordinates a global network on Middle Eastern studies, forwards the latest information on Middle Eastern studies to some 3000 scholars via email-lists on a weekly basis, and carries out research on current development in the Middle East in the field of social sciences and humanity

Conferences and workshops Lecture series Regular symposia (Mediterranean forum) an on-line databank of people involved in Mediterranean Studies in the German-speaking world a calendar of international Mediterranean Studies events university courses and promotion of young researchers/scholars

The “Cinema Jenin” association is set to: a. To make aware the local community of the reality of social and economical destitutionaffecting the Palestinian Territories, with particular regard to the city of Jenin, its refugeecamp, and the surrounding territories. The association gathers economic resources, means and skills, to be used towards the tonalities of theassociation itself, and that are employed to create and maintain its projects. b. To promote, create and sustain, in collaboration with other associations, initiatives and projects on the provincial territory that are set to the affirmation of the values of peace, tolerance, and cultural integration. c. To relate cultural operators, public institutions, companies and investors, sharing aninterest in “social enterpreunership” in the territory of Jenin and its refugee camp, with the finality of setting up cultural and ludic activities, promoting recreation and development among the local youth. d. To encourage the development of the local economy by enhancing techincal and professional skills. e. To encourage the development of children through the values of sport, focusing on moments of learning and play. f. To sustain cultural activities taking place in the recently rebuilt Cinema Jenin (Azzaytoona Street 1, Mugamma'a Basat Tinin, Jenin), promoting inter-cultural exchange and an humanitarian education. The association is based on core values such as ecology, democracy, equality of opportunities and rights, liberty, and human dignity.