UNAOC News Archive


From DC to Philly

By Kholoud Mansour
The fabulous road from New York to DC brought peace of mind a necessary time for some reflection on the first three days of the fellowship. The Executive Director for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dean of the Board Mr. Abdulrahman M. Almofadhi, Special Advisor Mr. Adnan Hassan, and the Conseiller Principal Samir [...]

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Inspirational Journey by H.E Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa Ambassador to the United States

By Kholoud Mansour
Generously and heartedly, the UNAoC MENA fellows were invited to a gracious lunch at the residence of South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E Ebrahim Rasool. As the Ambassador speaks, we couldn’t afford but to listen vigilantly, absorb each word, and learn endless spiritual, political, and religious lessons. Keeping a distance from [...]

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New York: Kick Start, Fast Pace

By Kholoud Mansour & Nayla Hajjar
The UNAOC fellows’ spring 2012 are holding unlimited expectations, objectives, and dreams. The appeal of the two-week intensive program included two continents (US & Europe), four countries (USA, Germany, Belgium, & France), and six cities (New York, DC, Philadelphia, Berlin, Brussels, and Paris). As the fellows are coming from the [...]

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Meditation in Jeddah

By Cedric Baecher
The word “Jeddah” has three different meanings, all relevant to the actual reality of the city: “flat land”, “located next to the sea” and “grandmother”. Isn’t it the very place where the tradition says Eve was buried?
In the evening fresh breeze, carrying flavors from all over the world brought by pilgrims, merchants and [...]

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2nd UNAOC Regional Conference for South East European countries – Forum with civil society actors – putting intercultural cooperation first

Belgrade, 11 April 2012 – In a strong demonstration of commitment to promote further regional cooperation aimed at strengthening bridges between people and communities by promoting intercultural dialogue, representatives of countries of South Eastern Europe, international organizations, civil society organizations and youth came together under the banner of the UN Alliance of Civilizations to exchange [...]

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Premier Website of Experts for Journalists Offers New Features

The UN Alliance of Civilization’s Global Experts www.theglobalexperts.org, an online database of over 400 worldwide leading experts for journalists, now offers a range of new services, including a more refined search tool of experts and a new and more interactive interface for applications and articles submissions.
Among the new features:

New Experts Database, where journalists can [...]

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8 April 2012 – Day 6 – Amman, Jordan – Looking back and rounding off Morocco

By Allan Siao Ming Witherick
We’ve already finished our first day in Jordan and having had such energetic speakers we’re keen to move on to the articles but the flood of knowledge continues unabated.
Sometimes I feel that, where once upon a time I knew that I was a sponge, ready and available to soak up and [...]

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Impressions of Morocco

By Cédric Baecher
English version followed by French version (Français)
We were briefed from the beginning… Morocco is an enigma. A passageway between two continents and a thousand influences, its Sovereign enjoys describing the Kingdom as a tree with roots in Africa, a trunk in a changing Maghreb and branches in Europe. This “environmental” metaphor, [...]

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6 April 2012 – Day 5 – In the air or on the ground…

With just a few hours sleep after our return from the British Council reception, some escaped out to explore their last few moments in Morocco, before we then mounted up to get to the airport in the middle of a downpour.
Although we were spread across the plane we still found time to come together…
A brief [...]

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5 April 2012 – Day 4 – Casablanca, Morocco – Protect or Defend?

By Allan Siao Ming Witherick
Whilst at one of the largest Mosques in the world we were privileged to visit the Koranic school and hear about how the Koran and Islam were taught to those who would go on to roles such as Imams and Ulama (learned persons).  And indeed, even though it was a short [...]

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