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Vittorio Di Pace expresses his appreciation for our book “Nostro Mare Nostro”
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16 December 2011
| Vittorio Di Pace publicly acclaimed the book “Nostro Mare Nostro” by Michele Capasso (Ed. DLibri – Fondazione Mediterraneo) highlighting the pragmatism and concrete actions taken by Michele Capasso over the last twenty years in favour of dialogue and of peace. “This book demonstrates the importance of dialogue, democracy and human rights in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. It should be considered as an example for all of us”. |  |
Works by sculptor Mario Molinari in major train stations
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15 December 2011
| Works of art by sculptor Mario Molinari are installed in Italy’s major train stations starting with Turin. |
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APPEAL FOR FATHER PAOLO DALL’OGLIO
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13 December 2011
| With this message, we would like to bring to your attention some very disconcerting news regarding Father Paolo dall'Oglio, the Abbot of the Mar Musa Monastery in Syria and winner of the first Anna Lindh EuroMed Award 2006 for Dialogue among Cultures on the theme of Mutual Respect among People of Different Religions or Any Other Belief. As reported by many sources, the Syrian government has ordered his expulsion. (See: AsiaNews, one of the most important international Catholic News Agencies, Famiglia Cristiana, the most important Christian magazine in Italy, as well as the Aljazeera blog and news (video in Arabic with Greek subtitles). Many young Syrians who acknowledge him for his mission in support of fraternity, respect and dignity, have launched a Facebook page in Arabic named "No to the expulsion of Father Paolo", supported by thousands of people. We have spoken to him personally. He is in good health but concerned about the possibility of an expulsion, which would put an end to more than three decades of living in Syria. For those who are not familiar with his work, the Jesuit priest, Father Paolo, is a renowned proponent of dialogue between Christians and Muslims and has relentlessly worked for inter-faith harmony in the country for the last three decades. He has been committed to efforts for internal reconciliation, based on negotiation and freedom of expression, particularly in the current crisis, taking a courageous stance against the repression of protestors (see A Letter from Father Paolo to the Syrians, in Arabic).The Anna Lindh Foundation and the Fondazione Mediterraneo applaud the example of Father Paolo and support his unrelenting work. They would like to call upon all of you to support his humble but unwaverving commitment for reconciliation and his intercultural mission in Syria and the whole region, for which he deservedly earned the 2006 Anna Lindh Euromed Award. We would be grateful for any initiative you might take for the safety and work of Father Paolo, especially by urging the appropriate instances in your respective countries to take action in favor of his mission, in the context of what is being done in defense of human rights and dialogue in Syria. |
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Youth and challenge of the globalization
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12 December 2011
| The Fez Forum is being organized this year by the Moroccan Interdisciplinary Center for Strategic and International Studies (CMIESI), the Fondazione Mediterraneo (FM) and the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (MPA), in collaboration with a number of partners among which the League of the Arab States. This forum to provide an opportunity for young people of our world, specialists, academics, politicians, diplomats, international civil servants, and actors of the civil society to get together with the aim of debating, exchanging views, analyzing and reflecting on essential issues that affect our contemporary societies. For the Fondazione Mediterraneo: the president Michele Capasso, Pia Molinari and Driss Guerraoui (members of the foundation, youth area). |
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Young people and the democratic transition in the Mediterranean
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11 December 2011
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The Fondazione Mediterraneo – with President Michele Capasso and members Pia Molinari, Driss Guerraoui and Caterina Arcidiacono – participated in a seminar dedicated to young people and the democratic transition in the Mediterranean. There was unanimous recognition of the commitment of the Fondazione Mediterraneo to young people over the last twenty years. |
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The Peace Totem is the symbol of the new Parliament
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10 December 2011
| President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari were welcomed by the Secretary General of the Moroccan Parliament Najib El Khadi before visiting the Peace Totem by sculptor Molinari. The sculpture was placed in the foyer of the Moroccan Parliament as the symbol of the new democratic process that had began with the recently held elections. |  |
Meeting with Driss Guerraoui and Abdelwahed Radi
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10 December 2011
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and the Director of the “young people, women and creativity” sector, Pia Molinari, met Driss Guerraoui and the President of the Inter Parliamentary Union Abdelwahed Radi to examine the problems of the Arab countries in the wake of the “Arab Spring” uprising. |  |
World Day for Human Rights
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10 December 2011
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The Fondazione Mediterraneo – with President Michele Capasso and members Pia Molinari, Driss Guerraoui and Caterina Arcidiacono – participated in the World Day for Human Rights. |
Meeting with the Hassan II Royal Foundation for Moroccans living abroad
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09 December 2011
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The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso, and the Director of the “young people, women and creativity” sector, Pia Molinari, had an official meeting with the Hassan II Royal Foundation for Moroccans living abroad to sign partnership agreements to support Moroccan communities in Italy and other countries. Capasso and Molinari were welcomed by the Managing Director and Advisor to H.M. Mohammed VI, Omar Azziman. |
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The UNFM expresses its appreciation for the work of President Michele Capasso
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09 December 2011
| Mrs. Babea El Merini, Vice President of the National Union of Moroccan Women (UNFM) and a representative delegation of Moroccan women welcomed President Capasso, by reading a text, which spoke of the fundamental choices made in his life and his commitment to women’s rights. |  |