Posts Tagged ‘ Middle East ’

The Awakening Euromed Consciousness

February 1, 2011
By Stephen
The Awakening Euromed Consciousness

Image via Wikipedia As protests inspired by Tunisia move across the Middle East, with protests in Egypt, Jordan and Yemen, its hard to imagine that a few years ago these protests would not have been tolerated, let alone successful as we have seen in Tunisia. Since getting involved in the Anna Lindh Foundation I have met many people from these countries bordering the Mediterranean. Some of these people, while proud of their countries and their heritage, were not happy with their Governments. Whether...

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ALF statement on Terror Attack in Alexandria

January 4, 2011
By Stephen
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The Anna Lindh Foundation have issued the following declaration in response to the terror attack a Christian Church in Alexandria, Egypt. The Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures, which has its international headquarters in Alexandria (Egypt), expresses its deep sadness and pain about the terror attack which affected this city on the night of 31st December. The President of the Foundation, André Azoulay, and all of his team, wish to express their solidarity with the victims,...

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Rethinking Dialogue: International Policy Debate

November 23, 2010
By Stephen
Rethinking Dialogue: International Policy Debate

Image via Wikipedia I got this in the email account today and could be of interest to UK Readers. It is our pleasure to announce ‘Rethinking Dialogue’, an international event aimed at reassessing approaches to building cross-cultural relations within the UK and across societies in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Tuesday, 7th December 2010 (Registration from 9.30) One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London www.rethinkingdialogue.org ‘Rethinking Dialogue’ begins with the UK launch of the Anna Lindh Report 2010, a pioneering study...

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Where does Europe End? – The future challenges of EU Enlargement.

February 5, 2010
By Stephen
Where does Europe End? – The future challenges of EU Enlargement.

Where does Europe End, is one of the often asked questions when talking about the enlargement of the European Union.  With the current negotiations with Turkey progressing (albeit slowly) the next challenge will be where next? Will the accession of Turkey see Syria (Middle East) or Armenia (Western Asia) applying for membership? That is of course dependent on Turkey being integrated into the EU’s structures as that itself will involve reform of the institutions. Turkey if its joins will...

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20 Reasons to Vote Yes to Lisbon

October 1, 2009
By Stephen
20 Reasons to Vote Yes to Lisbon

I got sent this list the other day, but due to events I am only posting it now. They are under a few caetgories and are linked! Democracy: I’m voting YES because Lisbon will give more power to the MEPs that I elect. (Articles 14 and 294)- More info: http://short.ie/24iwh2 I’m voting YES because I like the idea that when all of our governments meet and discuss things that affect me, they should do it in the open (Article...

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Monday Links – 10/08/09

August 10, 2009
By Stephen
Monday Links – 10/08/09

Image by Chris Gin via Flickr Well its Monday, its been a hectic week at home for me, no travelling at least, so I have a few things for you to check out. Tommy, of TrustTommy, had an excellent article in the Times of all places! Fair play! Irish Web Awards Nominations are open! Easkey, Co Sligo went gay for a day! Some cool cards on CurlyDena’s blog Gamma has a video of Billy Connolly on Catholicism...

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ALF Training: Culture, Identity and Dialogue

July 30, 2009
By Stephen
ALF Training: Culture, Identity and Dialogue

I arrived back in Cork today after spending Monday to Wednesday at the Anna Lindh Foundation Blogger Training for Intercultural Dialogue in Luxembourg. It was a fantastic event with 18 bloggers from 17 countries from across the Euromed region, It was an amazing experience. Not only did I learn about places I didnt know much about (Magreb and Middle East) but I also learned alot about myself and how I and others perceive me. It really opened my mind...

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What has Anne Frank have to do with Gaza?

January 17, 2009
By Stephen
What has Anne Frank have to do with Gaza?

Image via WikipediaFor the last two days there has been a protest on Patrick St about the Israeli offensive in Gaza. At the stand they had a picture of Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh. Why? A friend suggested that the protestors were trying to draw a comparison between the Nazi’s who killed Jewish children (Anne Frank for example) and Israeli Defence Forces who have killed children. Maybe? But is it really the fault of the Israeli’s that Hamas place...

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Israel–Gaza conflict

January 4, 2009
By Stephen
Israel–Gaza conflict

Image by ShadoWalker Photography via FlickrSo last night I, along with many others, found out via Twitter that Israel had launched a ground offensive in Gaza. How this will work out for Israel is a different matter, but I am slowly changing my mind on the conflict. It is hard to see a way out of the issue for Israel without resorting to some sort of military action to protect itself? The more I read, both anti-Israel and Pro-Israel...

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Gaza returns to the spotlight

December 28, 2008
By Stephen
Gaza returns to the spotlight

Image by David M* via FlickrThis post is sort of inspired by a friends status update on Facebook which says the following: F…. thinks the EU and NATO should take unilateral action to protect the citizens of Gaza. But that’s obviously wishful thinking… Now the issue of the people of Gaza has propped up again in the media as Hamas lets the cease-fire lapse. There were two things I read today, one blog and one editorial, that made me...

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