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The opening as it read in 2005
Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the League of Arab States , an association of 22 Arab nations, with the endorsement of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Organization of African Unity .1It was principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan , the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).2Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al Nahayan , the deputy prime-minister of the UAE, was the founder and became its first chairman. Based in Abu Dhabi , the center hosted lectures by Western heads of state and diplomats, including former president Jimmy Carter , former vice-president Al Gore , and former secretary of state James Baker , as well as Third World leaders such as Somali President Abdul Qadir Salad . According to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (ADL), it also provided a platform for speakers promoting anti-Semitic and anti-Israel views. The center was closed down in August 2003 on the orders of the government of the UAE.3
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The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the Arab League . It was named after and principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).His son, Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the deputy prime-minister of the UAE, served as its chairman.Based in Abu Dhabi , the center hosted lectures by notable personalities such as former U.S.Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter , former U.S.The think-tank, however, became embroiled in controversy when it became known that it also disseminated and provided a platform for anti-American, anti-Semitic, and extreme anti-Israel views.As a result of international outcry, Sheikh Zayed shutdown the center in August 2003, saying that the think-tank "had engaged in a discourse that starkly contradicted the principles of interfaith tolerance." About Us | Zayed Center Home Page ADL Backgrounder: The Zayed Center The Think Tank of the Arab League: The Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-Up (ZCCF) | MEMRI "Arab Forum Assails Jews, '9/11' Propaganda" | Los Angeles Times "Harvard to Return 2.5m given by Arab president" | Boston Globe
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the Arab League . It was named after and principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His son, Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the deputy prime-minister of the UAE, served as its chairman. Based in Abu Dhabi , the center hosted lectures by notable personalities such as former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter , former U.S. The think-tank, however, became embroiled in controversy when it became known that it also disseminated and provided a platform for anti-American, anti-Semitic, and extreme anti-Israel views. As a result of international outcry, Sheikh Zayed shut down the center in August 2003, saying that the think-tank "had engaged in a discourse that starkly contradicted the principles of interfaith tolerance." About Us | Zayed Center Home Page ADL Backgrounder: The Zayed Center The Think Tank of the Arab League: The Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-Up (ZCCF) | MEMRI "Arab Forum Assails Jews, '9/11' Propaganda" | Los Angeles Times "Harvard to Return 2.5m given by Arab president" | Boston Globe
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The opening as it stood in 2025
The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the Arab League . It was named after and principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His son, Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the deputy prime-minister of the UAE, served as its chairman. Based in Abu Dhabi , the center hosted lectures by notable personalities such as former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter , former U.S. The think-tank , however, became embroiled in controversy when it became known that it also disseminated and provided a platform for anti-American, anti-Semitic , and extreme anti-Israel views. As a result of international outcry, Sheikh Zayed shut down the center in August 2003, saying that the think-tank "had engaged in a discourse that starkly contradicted the principles of interfaith tolerance." About Us | Zayed Center Home Page ADL Backgrounder: The Zayed Center .
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set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the league of arab states
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set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the arab league
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