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“The clouds were covering the sky left space to a dazzling sun. It seeps in the little coffins which contain the remains of people identified in the last year, after a twenty years of unbelievable suffering. This is the bleeding pain which we must not forget…”.
These were the touching words pronounced by Michele Capasso, coming back in the city for which dedicated much part of his life through solidarity initiatives done thanks to the establishment of Fondazione Mediterraneo.
The commemoration of the twenty years since the slaughter of Srebrenica were held at memorial of Potocari, which hosts the rest of 8 thousand of Muslim killed in the July of 1995 by Serbian forces lead by general Ratko Mladic’.
Policemen covered with plastic coated tape the area interdicted to the people and pushed the cars to the garden before the area, which has been used as a parking area for the occasion. Journalists coming from all over the world parked their cars with dishes before the entrance and the road  from Bratunac to Srebrenica – where in the middle of the road takes place the memorial – -was particulary crowded. Joined the event at least 50 thousand people. 10 thousand people joined to the “Peace Parade” started on Tuesday in Nezuk city, between the river Tuzla and Drina which marks the Serbian – Bosniac border. In three days the volunteers "Marš Mira" walked from the end to the beginning that “death track” which in the summer of 1995 was done by Muslim refugees which were running away from violence and terror in Srebrenica area.
Joined the event ministries, leader and political exponents, ministries and leader from several Countries. Among others joined the event the USA president Bill Clinton, the former State secretary Madeleine Albright (which was very touched by the meeting with Srebrenica ), and the exponents of foreign affairs and EU security, Federica Mogherini. Joined from Italy the president of Chamber Laura Boldrini who affirmed the importance of peace values. Joined the event all the delagations of the region: Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia and  Montenegro.
The Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic’ in the aftermath of the rejection of ONU decision about Srebrenica slaughter (due to the veto of Russia) joined the ceremony but was kicked with violence by people.
The president Capasso talked about the twenty years of Fondazione and the initiatives done by the Fondazione Mediterraneo in favor of ex Jugoslavia: since the Appeal of 1994 in order to save Srebrenica to the other aid campaigns.

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The past Friday was a tragic day for the international community as a whole and especially for the family and friends of the almost 100 victims of the four terrorist attacks committed in Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait and France. From the FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO we want to express our solidarity with all those affected, as well as condemn these brutal attacks from jihadi terrorists that use the name of Islam to justify acts that have little to do with the Muslim religion and its believers. In these difficult moments we must maintain the Mediterranean community united and solidary, avoid social alarm and islamophobic acts that can only lead us to a greater radicalization and violence. Despite the pain, we must maintain our courage and determination against all terrorist attacks.

The exhibition will open to public between the 1st and the 21st of June and will host 20 important paintings from the Florence gallery of the Uffizi. The light defeats the shadow put attention on the painting of Neapolitan artists of 1600 or artist bond to Naples in some way of and however “attracted” by the style of Caravaggio: amazing pictures of Artemisia Gentileschi (Saint Caterina of Alexandria), of Luca Giordano (The Charity), of Mattia Preti (Vanity will be in Casal di Principe,) but there will be also contemporary incursions such as works by Andy Warhol in order to show and to value works which today we can find between Naples and Florence.
Along with the magnificent works by these great authors, it will be possible to visit the confiscated places and the excellent products as  mozzarella and the wine made in lands confiscated to the mafias, accompanied from the “Ambassadors of the Rebirth”, young guys who live in Casal di Principe and who will tell the good and the bad sides of this earth destroyed but happy to rebirth.
In such way, the exhibition aims at contributing to the daily work of construction of a social and economic alternative for the re-launch of territories which for long time have been destroyed over the years.
“The light defeats the shadow – the Uffizi at Casal di Principe” is look after by Antonio Natali (Director of the Gallery of the Uffizi) and Fabrizio Vona (Director of Apulia Regional Museum Directorate) and will be host near the House of Don Diana, in Via Urano 18 in Casal di Principe, Caserta.
The exhibition is under the high patronage of the Presidency of the Republic and has as sponsor the  Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Activities, the National Gallery of the Uffizi, the National Museum of Capodimonte, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Campania Museum of Capua, the Municipality of Casal di Principe.
Also Fondazione Mediterraneo sponsors this initiative.

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The deans of twelve Universities of the Mediterranean gathered together at Federico II in order to share a scientific, cultural and educational path. They signed an agreement that aims to promote the research and the Lifelong Education. The agreement is the first step in the establishment of MUNA - Mediterranean and Middle East University Network, a net of universities that they cooperate in the field of the pre and post bachelor. Joined to the event the Vice president of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, prof. Caterina Arcidiacono who in her opening speech highlighted the  role of the Fondazione Mediterraneo in the promotion of the Networks of Universities: from the creation of “ALMAMED” (Network of 174 Euro-Mediterranean Universities ) to the establishment of RIDE (Italian Network for the Dialogue Euro-Mediterranean), that gathers together the most important Italian Universities working for the cooperation in the Mediterranean. In this occasion she has remembered the link between the University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakech - first seat of the Fondazione Mediterraneo in Morocco - and the First PHD Honoris Causa attribuited by this University to president Capasso on 9th March 2007.

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“Fondazione Mediterraneo wishes to all Muslims a happy Ramadān. Ramadān Karim”. The president Michele Capasso declares today, at the beginning of Ramadān, the ninth month of the year of the Islamic calendar, during which the Muslims practice the fast (sawm) which is one of the pillar of Islam. According to the Islamic tradition, in fact, the Ramadān marks the revelation of the Quran to men, since the 27th the evening of the month, (Laylat-al-Qadr, the night of the power), when the sacred text was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by Archangel Gabriel.


We receive the beginning of the Ramadān with joy and respect. On the contrary of the Islamic fundamentalist movements which spread hate and violence in Middle East and the West mistaking the sense of the Islamic religion, there is a “pure” Islam represented by thousands of Muslims and which affirms the respect of other religions, bringing a  universal message of peace. We keep on in our engagement - Capasso concludes - in favour of the inter-religious dialogue proposing solutions capable of assuring the identification of the other and the mutual cohabitation”.

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