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The president of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso with Pia Molinari - member of the board of the Foundation - celebrated the 9th anniversary of the "Totem of Peace" in Iraqi Kurdistan, in Erbil.
"Nine years ago - President Capasso recalls - we met the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani in Erbil, accompanied by a delegation of Ministers and by the Chief of Staff Fuad Hussein.
On that occasion, President Barzani joined the "Totem of Peace" project, ensuring the support of his country. Mario Molinari's sculptural work - Totem of Peace - was presented in several events held on the anniversary of the Halabja genocide and was recognized as a symbol to represent the martyrs of Kurdistan and, recently, the Christian ones of Mosoul.
An important recognition also in consideration of Pope Francis' recent visit to Mosul and his call to peace and interreligious dialogue of which the "Totem of Peace" is a symbol".

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo, the Anna Lindh Italy Federation and other member organizations and associations celebrated Women's Day at the Museum of Peace - MAMT with webinar links in various Mediterranean countries. Despite the restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus, thanks to the videoconferencing systems present on the various floors of the museum, it was possible to connect with various Euro-Mediterranean countries and, in particular, with those adhering to the "Kimiyya" program launched in 2017 by the Mediterranean Foundation.
President Capasso thanked the women of the various countries who collaborated and, in particular, all the women involved in the front line in the care of the sick caused by the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.

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The president Michele Capasso, the Board of Directors, the International Committee and the heads of the branch offices of the Foundation are close and express their deep condolences to the whole "Anna Lindh Foundation" for the death of the executive director Nabil Al-Sharif.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo - one of the founders of the Anna Lindh Foundation - is close to all the members of the secretariat and to the leaders of the national networks in this moment of deep condolences.
A thought and a hug to the family of dr. Nabil Al-Sharif
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The Fondazione Mediterraneo sponsored the free webinar "SOUND and MEDICINE" coordinated by dr. Fabio Perricone and by dr. Marco Lombardi. The webinar aimed to:

  1. stimulate and encourage the musical sense of the person
  2. provide basic elements on the use of music in medicine
  3. support conventional medical therapy
  4. to report on applications of music to some branches of medicine

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The Pope's trip to Iraq was important for various reasons, both political and religious, but one of them stands out: having wrested the region from the resignation of conflicts and blood, terrorism and the law of interference by the strongest, 'impotence of diplomacy and law; all the more so at a time when the traumatic impact of the pandemic contributes to canceling the other crises of the contemporary world.
Francis, on the other hand, not only took a historic step in interreligious dialogue by meeting one of the greatest authorities of Shiite Islam, the great Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, but he reaffirmed the principles of equality between all the ethnic, social and religious components of the country on citizenship; on this path he was accompanied by Al Sistani himself who in a declaration wished to ensure his commitment so that "Christian citizens live like all Iraqis in peace and security, with all their constitutional rights".

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