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THE CONSUL GENERAL OF MOROCCO VISITS THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO
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15 September 2021
The Consul General of Morocco in Naples, Naji Abdelkader, visited the seat of the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the Museum of Peace - MAMT.
Welcomed by President Michele Capasso, the diplomat expressed his appreciation for the Foundation's thirty years of action in favour of the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and, in particular, for the Marrakech seat and all the initiatives carried out since 1998 with the support of the late King Hassan II and the current King Mohammed VI.
On this occasion, rare books on Islam were shown and the video of the Foundation's thirtieth anniversary dedicated to the recently deceased Moroccan member Said Margoul was viewed.
THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN THE G20 INTERFAITH FORUM
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15 September 2021
The Fondazione Mediterraneo participated in the Interfaith Forum held in Bologna (12-14 September 2021). The event saw the participation of religious leaders from 70 countries engaged in 32 working sessions, thanks to the technical coordination of the Foundation for Religious Sciences (FSCIRE) of which Prof. Alberto Melloni is the current secretary.
"The fact that Prime Minister Mario Draghi has personally attended an event dedicated to interreligious dialogue seems to me to be a significant sign of the institutional sensitivity of our government towards dialogue and knowledge between religions," said the president of COREIS, Imam Yahya Pallavicini, on the sidelines of a meeting with Draghi in which the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartolomeo also took part.
The premier's attention was also confirmed by his speech, which, after retracing some key events of interreligious dialogue on the Catholic side, such as the Declaration Nostra Aetate and the ecumenical meeting in Assisi in 1986, also mentioned the initiatives of the Islamic world, such as the document "A Common Word Between Us and You: Love for God and for Our Neighbor," the letter signed in 2007 by 138 scholars of the Islamic world, including Imam Pallavicini, sent to all the authorities of Christianity in the world.
"Religion must be a message of love," the Italian Prime Minister concluded in this sense.
Also yesterday, September 14, a number of sessions were held that put at the same table our Italian institutions and some of the most authoritative voices of the Islamic world at the international level. The Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi talked with Salim al Malik, the Director General of ICESCO (Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), while the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese discussed social cohesion with the Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, the Undersecretary for Religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Mohammed Al-Mamari, and the President of the World Council of Islamic Communities, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, from the United Arab Emirates.
There was a unanimous call for a clear distinction between authentic religions and their blasphemous exploitation for the purposes of personal hegemonies and armed struggles between factions.
During the three days of meetings there were also moments of meditation, especially on the first evening, September 11, when the prayers recited by the religious guides were addressed to all the victims who suffered atrocities in the places of worship of Buddhists, Jews, Christians and Muslims. Places of worship that, as has been repeatedly stated, should instead be only spaces to be defended and preserved as instruments of contemplation, comfort and Peace.
AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE THE TWENTY YEAR OF 11 SEPTEMBER
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11 September 2021
A commemorative ceremony was held at the Museum of Peace to mark the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers in New York and other sites.
The significant moments of the day were broadcasted on the video wall in connection with the USA.
President Capasso stressed the importance of dialogue and cooperation to avoid the recurrence of such tragedies.
"The United States of the World - he concluded - is the only solution".
OMCOM AWARD 2021
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05 September 2021
The awards ceremony took place on 5 September at 11:00, during an event in Florence, in the presence of Giuseppe Antoci and Salvatore Calleri, in the garden named after “Nonno Nino” as everyone likes to remember.
The Omcom winners are Alessio Ribaudo, Cecilia Sandroni and Gianni Scarpace for information, Walter Ganapini for the environment and Gerardo Mastrodomenico for legality.
This year one of the winners was Cecilia Sandroni (in connection from Venice to the Film Festival), the only woman awarded today, for her commitment in denouncing environmental crime active in the Val di Cornia and Tuscany area. She is an international journalist of culture and human rights, founder of the ItaliensPR international platform and member of the Foreign Press of Rome.
September 5 is a significant date as it celebrates the 101st anniversary of the birth of the magistrate Antonino Caponnetto, symbol of the anti-mafia. With this recognition we intend to honor the incisive and daily work in defense of information.
THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN THE "INCANTO MEDITERRANEO" EVENT
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04 September 2021
The Fondazione Mediterraneo participated in the "Incanto Mediterraneo" event held on Saturday 4 September 2021. A special day lived in the heart of the Cilento National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the company of cultural excursions, live music and tastings.
This event - says the president Capasso - is part of the cultural enhancement path of the village of Vatolla, a place where one of the finest typical products of our region is produced: the Vatolla onion.
On this occasion the emotional video "Cilento: Timeless Emotions" was presented.
PROF. GAETANO MANFREDI VISITING THE MUSEUM OF PEACE - MAMT
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02 September 2021
Welcomed by President Michele Capasso, Alessandro Daniele and other members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Prof. Gaetano Manfredi visited part of the Museum of Peace - MAMT and the "Pino Daniele Alive" section.
"This institution is a reference for Naples, Italy and Europe. When one speaks of the Mediterranean, one immediately thinks of the Foundation with its more than thirty years of activity made possible thanks to an important institutional network which I joined as Rector of the Federico II University. The section on Pino Daniele is extraordinary, it provokes a strong emotion to see his guitars, records and many personal memories. We need to share more and more the memory to preserve and enhance our soul".
These are some of Prof. Manfredi's considerations at the end of the visit.
President Michele Capasso - as well as the other candidates for the Naples City Council - showed some parts of the video of the Foundation's thirtieth anniversary and gave Prof. Manfredi a reprint of the book "THE JOURNEY OF THE LORD NOTHING" - dedicated to his father Raffaele Capasso, who was mayor of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio for 40 years and the architect of the country's reconstruction - and of the book "NAPLES THE METROPOLITAN CITY".
AFGHANISTAN, AN END ANNOUNCED
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25 August 2021
President Michele Capasso during a press conference recalled his speech at the meeting with President Obama in 2011 when he underlined the sure failure of any military intervention or "external imposition of democracy" in the absence of a true dialogue between the different Afghan souls and cultures.
The result today is the loss of enormous resources - wasted above all for the purchase of weapons - and the useless death of many soldiers and civilians from various countries.
"Only with the UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD - concludes Capasso - it will be possible to avoid tragedies like these and restore peace, human rights and social justice all over the world".
THE FOUNDATION EXPRESSES ITS CONCERN FOR THE DEATH OF GINO STRADA
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13 August 2021
The president Michele Capasso and the members of the international committee of the Fondazione Mediterraneo express their condolences for the death of Gino Strada.
President Capasso, after recalling his friendships, drew the profile of a man who made "giving to others" the hallmark of his life: one of the proofs is his asking Renzo Piano for a "brazenly beautiful project ”For a hospital in third world countries.
THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN THE "PESCASSEROLI LEGGE" REVIEW
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11 August 2021
The Fondazione Mediterraneo took part in the “Pescasseroli Legge” review directed by Dacia Maraini.
In particular, President Capasso spoke at the meetings with Antonella Viola, Mons. Paglia and the journalist Michele Santoro.
THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS OF NULLO MINISSI
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08 August 2021
On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of prof. Nullo Minissi - formerly Magnificent Rector of the Oriental University of Naples, eminent scholar of South East Europe, Great Man of Culture, co-founder and scientific director of the Fondazione Mediterraneo - the president Michele Capasso with the members of the Foundation and the Scientific Committee recalled the Man, the Scholar, the Master, the Brother who led and shared a thousand battles for human rights and European integration.
Thanks to his nephew Antonio who is lovingly by his side.
WISHES OF HEART DEAR NULLO.