Tunis, Jumada I 28, 1438, Feb 25, 2017, SPA -- A training course, co-organized by Riyadh-based King Abdullah Center for Dialogue among followers of religions and cultures and the UN development program titled "social media, a space for dialogue", started at the Tunisian island of Garba in the participation of 40 trainees, selected among social media activists and others affiliated to organizations based in the Arab Maghreb countries union. The four-day event aims at upgrading the skills of the participants in the field of using social media to spread the culture of dialogue and consolidate the concepts of tolerance. Fahd Abul Nasr, Director General of the center said the his training course comes as part of the series of training meetings launched by the center in the Arab world under the initiative "let's unite to confront violence which raises the slogan of religion". More than 300 female and male trainees will take part, he added. --SPA 02:43 LOCAL TIME 23:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w340311