Today he said: “It was amazing – a really special event”.
In a web post on an Arabic-English Fikra forum, he added: “This conference represents a historic step on the path to creating real peace between countries often considered to have some of the most strained relations, due to political and sectarian disputes.
“There was a frank and open discussion about these problems, particularly the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
"Numerous other crises were discussed as well, including the displacement of Christians and other religious communities, such as Jewish communities, from the Middle East.”