I am pleased to announce the official launch of The World Forum. This site was created due to a perceived need for such a site in the world. There are numerous right-wing and left-wing radio shows, television shows, and web forums, targeting specific nations, which mainly preach to the converted and often suppress opposing opinions. But there seemed to be few (if any) forums that encouraged the participation of people of all political and religious ideologies from the entire world. I felt we needed a forum with no political axe to grind whatsoever, where everyone from all walks of life across the world can discuss world events, sharing their different opinions and viewpoints, and in so doing, help everyone to expand their horizons and understand each other better.

I do not pretend that I do not have a political axe to grind--I am rather left-wing and my stories will no doubt reflect this. But this site was not built so that I might have a place to freely post my political rantings. Other than this introductory story, my posts will go into the moderation queue just like everyone else's. It's a community site, and I sincerely hope that it will eventually attract people from all political spectrums to participate in intelligent debates.

I did not want this forum to be purely political, however. Most web forums cover fairly niche topics, such as science or technology, so that when stories or discussions do inevitably stray into other topics, those that know a lot about it are probably not there to lend their thoughts and opinions. Instead, I wanted The World Forum to be like a daily newspaper for the world, covering every topic--politics, human rights, war, crime, science, environment, business, finance, sports, entertainment, everything.