COMECE RELEASE:
Wed 9 May in the EU Parliament
On Wednesday 9 May, the
EPP and
ECR political Groups of the European Parliament will be co-organising together with COMECE a half-day Seminar on Christians in the Middle East and North Africa which to a certain extent will be a continuation of the
2010 Seminar which dealt specifically with
Persecution of Christians.
For this Seminar which will focus on '
Christians in the Arab World: One year after the Arab Spring', we are inviting organisations such as
Aid to the Church in Need,
Open Doors International, and
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life to submit their respective reports and analysis. Furthermore, we are honoured to have witnesses hailing from different parts of the Middle East :
| Dr Cornelius Hulsman, Arab-West Report, Egypt |
| S.E. Mgr Samir Nassar, Archeveque Maronite de Damas Syria |
| Mgr Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Custody of the Holy Land Jerusalem |
| Mr. Demianos Kattar, former minister of Financial Affairs of Lebanon |
This Seminar will help us to understand the extent of which the “Arab Spring” is meeting the demands for more liberal values such as democracy and human rights.
http://www.comece.org/site/en/activities/events
Download the programme
Please register before 3 May here:
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