The Arab Thought Forum participated in the Japan-Arab Conference "A New Dawn: Arabs Looking East" held in Alexandria, Egypt on 20th and 21st of November 2007. The Conference, hosted by the "Bibliotheca Alexandrina" concerned the relationship between Japan and the Arab Region with a focus on Arab-Japanese economic partnership, Globalization and its effects on culture and society, Perspective models of Japan-Arab cooperation, Prospects for the Middle East peace process, A new era for Arab-Japanese economic partnership, the future of the Arab region, the Agenda for modernization and reform, and Cultural exchange and peace-building.