Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy) launched in 2009 a regional initiative that aims to identify the main features of cultural policy in Arab countries. The ultimate goal is to build a knowledge base that supports cultural planning and collaboration in the region, as well as propose mechanisms to develop cultural work in Arab countries.
First stage of the project targeted preliminary surveys of policies, legislations, and practices that guide cultural work in eight Arab countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.