Al Jazeera Forum: Revolutions will force rulers to begin reforms: Islamist leader Tuesday, 15 March 2011 01:58

rsity professor presently residing in France, is optimistic about the post-revolution era of Arab countries. He said: “We are very optimistic about the future with freedom and free of dictatorship in every country which struggled.”

Another Palestinian historian now residing in Europe Basheer Nafi said: “The revolutions in the Arab countries are going for a new way of approach for the Palestinian- Israel issue. It will make good influence.”  The Sixth Annual Al Jazeera Forum aimed to explore the complex and changing political, social and economic landscape in the region and its future ramifications in light of the latest upheavals ended yesterday at the Doha Sheraton.

The region’s future hinges on the extent to which the recent uprisings can give rise to new paradigms for political change and government. At the forefront of these revolutions are the Arab youth.

The three-day forum explored their role as an emerging political force as well as their use of new technological tools, such as social media, to ignite and effect change. Seminars and sessions will also be dedicated to the evolving nature of journalism, how new methods of investigative reporting have challenged the conventional standards and ethics, and the impact that such imposed transparency may have on events, diplomacy and public opinion in the region and beyond.

Political leaders, intellectuals, media experts and the new generation of activists also discussed and argued about the developments of fragile states in the region to better understand the emerging realities and their wider implications. the peninsula