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Wadah Khanfar, the former Director General of Al-Jazeera, was the guest speaker for the Middle East Monitor's first public event of 2012. The topic he was invited to speak on was "Securing the Arab Revolutions: Opportunities and Dangers", and who better to talk about such an issue than him? Named as one of the most 'Powerful People in the World' by Forbes Magazine and ranked number one by Fast Company's "Most Creative People" list in 2011, Khanfar is leading the way among his contemporaries in every respect. He has been lauded as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (Davos) and was recognised as the 3rd most influential Arab in the world by Arabian Business as well as one of the most influential Muslims in the world (Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre). He certainly did not disappoint and he delivered a passionate and motivational talk to a packed audience at the Brunei Gallery in SOAS about the current and future status of the Arab World. Expertly chaired by Mehdi Hasan - senior political editor for the New Statesman - the evening was both informative and inspiring.



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