Tag: Peace
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The Beirut Call Challenges Readers about Art and War & Crisis
“The Beirut Call” challenges readers to consider alternatives for countries that face wars, crises, instability, and despair. When people experience grief and uncertainty, the arts offer one way, however small, to engage the people through deep and emotional connections. Read Middle East Quarterly’s review of “The Beirut Call.” Here’s the full version: https://elyssarpress.com/…/the-beirut-call-arts…/ Book available…
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The Role of Art in Preserving and Promoting Human Dignity in Lebanon
“Without the preservation and promotion of human dignity through the arts which deepen connections to place, meaning, and one another, chances for violence escalate in Lebanon. Through those connections, our sense of mattering, of self-worth, and of the “mattering” of others come into being”. Excerpt from my talk’s conclusion at the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith…
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Nabad in Atlantico.fr: Making Changes in the Arts and Culture Scene in Lebanon following the Beirut Port Blast
We are more than pleased to have our Nabad program mentioned by journalist Maya Khadra in Atlantico.fr as one of the change-makers in the arts and culture scene in Lebanon.
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We had to do something following the Beirut port blast
This summer marks the release of the anthology The Beirut Call: Harnessing Creativity for Change, a collection [by the Nabad program – Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture] from Elyssar Press that features the work of 21 artists, poets, professors, and activists exploring the theme of art as essential, especially in the wake…
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Ala’ Abou Fakhr, martyr de la révolution, martyr national – article dans l’Orient-le-Jour
Le meurtre du révolutionnaire Ala’ Abou Fakhr devant son épouse et son fils a ravivé dans ma mémoire le décès de mon beau-père Gebran Badine qui fut assassiné en Irak en 2004. Dans un article que j’avais publié en 2007 dans Scriptura (Université de Montréal), je posais à l’époque les questions suivantes : « Qui…
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Towards Inclusive Societies in the Middle East Conference Full Report
Our conference’s full report (“Towards Inclusive Societies in the Middle East” Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 31 – November 2, 2019) by Karis Ailabouni: “Inclusive societies based on equal rights remain at a distance as the Middle East continues to face radicalized religious and political movements. In light of this, Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts…
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Standing Together in a World Divided – Bangkok Consultation
My video conference has been screened a few hours ago in Bangkok – Thailand. STANDING TOGETHER IN A WORLD DIVIDED – Consultation developed by the Presbyterian World Mission and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), (PCUSA).Bangkok – Thailand, November 1-6, 2019. My paper will be available in due…
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عن الحوار الإسلامي المسيحي، ذاكرة الحرب وبناء السلام في لبنان
Interested in the subject on Interfaith Dialogue, War Memory and Peacebuilding? This is the full version of my article, and you can have access to the PDF file on Telos’ site: https://www.telosmagazine.org/
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اليأس هو فقط لأولئك الذين يرون النهاية بما لا يدع مجالا للشك. نحن لا نراها!
بدأت الثورة الفعلية في لبنان منذ أكثر من ثلاثة عقود مع عدد لا يحصى من الناشطين والمجموعات والمنظمات المحلية والعابرة للحدود. الثورة سلسلة من المواقف والمبادرات والأصوات والتعبيرات والممارسات والديناميات، إلى جانب الاحتجاجات الشعبية. انها صيرورة … يشكل الأسبوعان الأخيران بالتأكيد خطوة أخرى في هذه الصيرورة التي لن تنتهي قبل أن نبني مجتمعًا سلميًا وديمقراطيًا…
Dr. Pamela Chrabieh 