Rencontre Islamo-Chrétienne autour de MARIE - Muslim Christian Encounter around Mary

"Ensemble autour de Marie, notre Dame" / "TOGETHER AROUND MARY, OUR LADY"

Date:	Thursday, March 25, 2010
Time:	4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:	Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour

(ENGLISH FOLLOWS)

Pour la 4ème année consécutive, l’Amicale des Anciens de Jamhour organise une rencontre islamo-chrétienne autour de Marie.

Décrété fête nationale chômée, le 25 mars de chaque année est désormais un rendez-vous fixe où chrétiens et musulmans se retrouvent autour de Marie qui les rassemble.

Cette rencontre ouverte au grand public se tiendra au Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour, le jeudi 25 mars 2010 à 16h00 précises.

Au programme : chants, prières, interventions, témoignages, chants soufi, projections, etc.

Les intervenants principaux de la rencontre de 2010 seront :
Lech Walesa : ancien président de la Pologne, Prix Nobel de la Paix (1983),
Cheikh Malek Al Chaar, Mufti de Tripoli.

Cette rencontre de prière et de partage sera suivie d'une série de manifestations officielles et festives à la place du Musée et la place des Martyrs à Beyrouth.

UNE EXPOSITION DE PHOTOS ET DE LIVRES EST EGALEMENT PREVUE - AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DE DR. PAMELA CHRABIEH BADINE - DANS LE CADRE DE CETTE RENCONTRE AU COLLEGE NOTRE-DAME DE JAMHOUR.

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For the 4th consecutive year, the Association of Former students of Jamhour organizes an Islamic-Christian encounter around Mary.

Declared as nonworking national holiday, March 25 of each year is now a regular appointment in Lebanon in which Christians and Muslims gather around Mary who brings them together.

This encounter is open to the general public and will be held at Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour, Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 16:00 sharp.

Program: songs, prayers, speeches, testimonies, Sufi songs, projections, etc.

The main speakers of the meeting of 2010 will be:
Lech Walesa: Former President of Poland, Nobel Peace (1983)
Sheikh Malek al-Shaar, Mufti of Tripoli.


A PHOTO AND BOOK EXHIBITION (with the participation of Dr. Pamela Chrabieh Badine) will also be held as part of the festivities at Jamhour's College.

This prayer meeting and sharing will be followed by a series of official events and festivities at the Museum Square and Martyrs Square in Beirut!

Towards a Healthier Relationship between Religion and State

As a member of the Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue, I am invited to give a conference at a regional symposium organized by Diyar Consortium and Olof Palme International Center:

Towards a Healthier Relationship
between
Religion and State

March 25 – 28, 2010
Sheraton Istanbul Maslak
Buyukdere Cad. No: 233, Uc Yol Mevkii, 34398 Maslak
Istanbul / Turkey

Countries included: Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Sweden.

Themes:

- Religion and State and Lesson-learned: The Case of Sweden
- Religion and State and Its Effect on the Women Agenda (The effect of Religion and State on women’s participation in religious sphere, politics and governance/The effect of Religion and State in bringing a gender perspective to constitutional, electoral and legislative judicial and policy processes/The effect of Religion and State on the legal recognition of women's rights in the personal status context).
- Religion and State and Its Effects on Cultural Diversity within a Country (How can a healthy or an unhealthy relationship affect the cultural life of a nation or religion and its cultural diversity?)

- The Role of Media in Handling the Relationship between Religion and State (What role does and should media play regarding the relationship between religion and state, and how can media be affected by an unhealthy relationship?)
- Utilizing the Relationship between Religion and State for Political Participation (How can we utilize the Religion & State issue to mobilize people to actively participate in the political life of our nations? How can we reach out to younger generations to become interested and proactively involved in shaping the future political discourse of their societies?)

It will be a pleasure to include your comments, questions and recommandations in my presentation!