“I would like to see, in my lifetime, a revival of the golden age of animal care in the Middle East,” says Ahmed Salim, founder of the non-profit animal protection organisation 1001 Paws.
A philanthropic entrepreneur, Salim is a one-man force for change. In 2006, he launched an educational programme called 1001 Inventions, to teach children about the largely forgotten contribution to maths and science made by Arabs throughout history.
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