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Special visits today to the Museum of Peace - MAMT dedicated to the emotional journey "Antonio De Curtis prince poet". The occasion is the 124th anniversary of the birth of the great artist who left his mark on history. His granddaughter Elena remembers him thus:
"Today my grandfather would have been 124 years old and a question comes to mind: An adjective to describe your grandfather?
Answer: I would say that one adjective would not be enough to describe a basically complex and contradictory man. A lover of life, but a hypochondriac. Sensitive, empathetic, sincere, introverted, womanizer, romantic, misanthrope, thinker, curious, affectionate father, humble, shy, elegant, reserved, generous. In short, I would define him as a democratic prince (I borrow the definition given by Prof. Luigi Caramiello, which I would say fits him perfectly).
Totò aroused the "smile" as well as laughter. The smile is deeper and makes us reflect. He represents the oxymoron par excellence. His biography is a piece of sublime humour, completely voluntary, conscious, deliberate.
A beggar who was also a gentleman, a lazar who was also an aristocrat. He was everything and the opposite of everything. He represented the most authentic and profound character of his city. All the people loved him and continue to love him. Everyone recognises him as a brother, because he showed the nobles how much better the poor people could be, and he showed the "lazzari" how one can be noble in spirit and have the art of living like a true gentleman. Grandfather lived an authentic life and left traces that will remain impressed in our memory.
This reflection is the result of notes collected over time from newspapers and books, so I would like to thank all the Totoisti and give my grandfather a caress saying: I love you very much.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo - with authoritative members of the Scientific Committee (first and foremost Prof. Corrado Perricone) - continues its meticulous action of investigation and information on the evolution of Covid 19 and on treatments to reduce its harmful effects.
Started in February 2020, this initiative of the Fondazione Mediterraneo is taking on concrete importance as it becomes a point of reference, especially in the countries of the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean.
In recent days, members of the Foundation invited to Japan have stressed the importance of knowledge of the immune system in order to manage treatment and anti-Covid 19 vaccines, especially Novavax, in a more analytical and "ad personam" manner. This is summarised in the article published in various newspapers today.

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The "Second International Day of Human Brotherhood", established by the UN General Assembly after the historic meeting in Dubai between Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Cairo Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, was celebrated at the Museum of Peace - MAMT.
President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso summarised the Holy Father's message and emphasised how the human and spiritual charisma of Pope Francis was united in a historic embrace in Dubai with that of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, recalling the meeting between St Francis and the Sultan of Egypt Malik al Kamel in Damietta, which opened the way for dialogue centuries later.
"The meeting, which took place from 3 to 5 February 2019," Capasso said, "was full of significance: the first time of Pope Francis' visit to the Arab Emirates, but also the first Pope in history".
On 4 February 2019, during the Holy Father's trip to the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (Cairo), Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, signed the Document on Human Brotherhood for Peace, which also gave rise to the International Day of Brotherhood called by the UN for 4 February.
"Remembering this celebration - concluded Capasso - means carrying it in our hearts and we are called to live it in the first person, letting the spirit of respect, dialogue, tolerance and fraternity prevail, to face the great world crisis, and in our own small way, we must bring hope and suitable, innovative and effective tools to get out, as brothers, from this prolonged pandemic, a real challenge for humanity!
Everyone, without distinction, has been affected, and if on the one hand the pandemic has put us all on the same level, without any religious or political differences, on the other hand it has increased poverty in many peoples, it has allowed wars and abuses of power to continue on their way, at the expense of poor people, sometimes claiming a religious war that does not exist, but is dictated only by the logic of power".

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President Michele Capasso, the members of the Governing Board, the members of the International Scientific Committee and the representatives of the detached offices in the various countries express their satisfaction with the re-election of Sergio Mattarella as President of the Italian Republic.
In particular, the support from the beginning of his first mandate for the Mediterranean Foundation and the irreplaceable values of freedom, democracy and social justice was emphasised.

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