HRH Princess Rym Ali Tackles ?Media and Cultural Development? at TAG-Forum

Media plays a significant role in improving the cultural development; thus, it is significant to boost all creative potentials in the country- Princess Rym Ali

AMMAN --- May 6, 2009--- HRH Princess Rym Ali discussed on Tuesday ?Media and Cultural Development? calling for effectively benefitting from the modern media components to promote local and Arab culture globally.

HRH Princess Rym?s presentation, held at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Business Forum (TAG-Forum), a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), was attended by Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh chairman and CEO of TAG-Org, the European delegation ambassador Patrick Reno in addition to other academics and concerned individuals in the media.

?Media plays a significant role in improving the cultural development; thus, it is significant to boost all creative potentials in the country,? she said.

?Modern mass media is essential in enhancing the cultural activities inside the societies though it requires financial resources and efforts to sponsor talented young entrepreneurs who are capable of making a change in the stereotype created by the world regarding our values, traditions and culture,? She stated.

HRH Princess Rym also emphasized that culture, in all its patterns, needs more support and encouragement to promote the social identity through utilizing modern mass media methods such as the information and communication technology.

?Jordan?s image as an open and democratic country based on justice and tolerance that consists of various cultures needs to be transmitted to the world,? she said.

In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his pleasure to receive HRH Princess Rym Ali at TAG-Forum.

?The topic of HRH Princess Rym Ali is of a great importance since we need to endorse a better image of our countries in the Arab world and Jordan in particular through the media,? Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh said.
At the end of the lecture, Mr. Abu-Ghzaleh handed over the TAG-Org shield to HRH Princess Rhyme Ali.