Welcome to the Divan Centre!
The Divan Centre is a platform for political dialogue and organises events focusing on geopolitical issues thereby fostering enhanced regional knowledge and mutual understanding.
Multi-perspective
Geopolitical, European and domestic issues are examined from a European and Arab perspective.
Political Relevance
Financial support from the Embassy of Qatar ensures the independence of the Divan Centre. The Divan Centre acts completely independently in setting priorities, selecting topics and dealing with current events. The decisive factors are the political relevance and the need to classify current developments through analyses, background discussions and well-founded debates.
In terms of content, the Divan Center deals with current political and diplomatic, economic and social international issues, especially in European and Arab societies, on both sides, taking into account the heterogeneity of the societies.
Open for cooperation
The Divan Center is open to cooperation with other institutions, especially think tanks, foundations, NGOs and established international discussion forums.
Based in Berlin
The seat of the Divan Centre is Der Divan – The Arab Cultural House in Berlin-Zehlendorf, Schützallee 27, 14169 Berlin. Venues are the Divan – the Arab Culture House – as well as top-ranked hotels, the Bundespressekonferenzhaus (Schiffbauerdamm 40. 10117 Berlin) and other established forums in major German cities.
Confidential framework
The Chatham House Rule applies to most events at the Divan Centre. Accordingly, the content treated may be reported on, but without naming sources and without citations. This confidential framework promotes open opinion and exchange of ideas.
