Foundation has collected 300,000 photographs . `` We were interested in showing the Arab world as we know it ; as we see it in our photographic album , '' foundation director Zeina Arida told CNN . Aim is to preserve archive of images of Europe by local photographers . Foundation funded mainly from Beirut and Middle East but is seeking regional backers .
Foundation has collected 300,000 photographs . Aim is to preserve archive of images of Europe by local photographers . Foundation funded mainly from Beirut and Middle East but is seeking regional backers .