Oasis. Education between Faith and Culture. Christian and Muslim Experiences in Dialogue

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Lebanon will host the 2010 Meeting of the Scientific Board of Oasis 70 scholars, professors and religious leaders, from all over the world will debate on “Education between Faith and Culture: Christian and Muslim Experiences in Dialogue” Conference venue: Foyer Notre Dame du Mont / Sayyidat al-Jabal Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family Jounieh http://www.nddm.org/ The annual meeting of the Scientific Board of Oasis, the International Foundation established in 2004 by Cardinal Angelo Scola, the Patriarch of Venice, and present in many parts of the world thanks to its international network, will take place in Beirut on the coming 21st of June. The mission of the Oasis Foundation is the promotion of mutual knowledge and understanding between Christians and Muslims. The theme chosen for the 2010 meeting is the natural development of the debates, exchanges and researches of the previous years: Venice 2009 (Interpreting traditions in the age of métissage), Amman 2008 (Religious Freedom: An asset for every society) Venice 2007 (The métissage), Cairo 2006 (Fundamental Rights and Democracies), Venice 2005 (Unity in diversity). Oasis runs different instruments: a biannual and plurilingual magazine, a monthly newsletter, two series of books, a website.... For more information please refer to www.oasiscenter.eu and the attached file. The programme of the meeting Monday June 21 Morning session (9.30-13.15) 9.30-9.40: Welcome address - Dr. Martino Diez, Director of Research – Oasis Foundation 9.40-10.00: Opening address - H.B. Em. Card. Nasrallah Sfeïr, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Interventions: 10.00-10.20: H.Em. Card. Angelo Scola, Education as Paideia: A Proposal for our Time 10.20-10.40: H.E. Minister Tareq Mitri, Education and Interreligious Dialogue. 10.40-11.10: Prof. Robert W. Hefner, Madrassas : The Test of Modernity 11.10-11.30: Break 11.30-11.50: Prof. Sheykh Ridwan al-Sayyed, Ulema Training: Continuity and Reform 11.50-12.10: Prof. Sheykh Hani Fahs, Knowledge, Wisdom and Education - a Shiite Perspective 12.15-13.15: Discussion 13.30-14.30: Buffet Afternoon session (15.00-18.30) 15.00-15.20: H.Em. Card. Jean-Louis Tauran, Christians and Muslims facing the Educative Challenge 15.20-15.40: Prof. Hicham Nashabe, Sunnite Educational Institutions in Lebanon: The Makassed 15.40-16.00: Prof. Antoine Messarra, Education between Communitarism and National Identity Building 16.00-16.20: Break 16.20-16.40: Prof. F. Selim Daccache sj, The Lebanese Educative System 16.40-17.00: Rev. F. Marwan Tabet ml, Catholic Schools in the Middle East 17.00-17.20: Prof. Mohammed Samaha, Shiite Educative Institutions in Lebanon 17.30-18.30: Discussion Keynote speakers (in alphabetical order): Ridwan al-Sayyed, Professor of Islamic Studies at the Lebanese University, former Co-editor of the journal al-Ijtihad Selim Daccache, Dean of the Faculty of Religious Sciences – University Saint-Joseph of Beirut Hani Fahs, Member of the High Shiite Council of Lebanon Robert W. Hefner, Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University Antoine Messarra, Member of the Lebanese Constitutional Council Hicham Nachabe, President of the Lebanese Islamic University al-Makassed Mohammed Samaha, General Secretary – the League for the Islamic Religious Teaching Angelo Scola, Patriarch of Venice, President of the Oasis International Foundation Tareq Mitri, Minister of Information - Lebanon, Former Visiting Lecturer – Harvard Divinity School Marwan Tabet, General Secretary of the Catholic Schools in Lebanon Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Notes: Please confirm your partecipation by email (oasis@fondazioneoasis.org) supplying your name and the name of your journal by the coming 15th of June. For more details, please contact Mrs. Maria Laura Conte, mlconte@patriarcatovenezia.it, tel +39 347 1589822. Press Release Monday June 21st Program Morning session (9.30-13.15) 9.30-9.40: Welcome address - Dr. Martino Diez, Director of Research – Oasis Foundation 9.40-10.00: Opening address - H.B. Em. Card. Nasrallah Sfeïr, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Interventions: 10.00-10.20: H.Em. Card. Angelo Scola, Education as Paideia: A Proposal for our Time 10.20-10.40: H.E. Minister Tareq Mitri, Education and Interreligious Dialogue 10.40-11.10: Prof. Robert W. Hefner, Madrassas : The Test of Modernity 11.10-11.30: Break 11.30-11.50: Prof. Sheykh Ridwan al-Sayyed, Ulema Training: Continuity and Reform 11.50-12.10: Prof. Sheykh Hani Fahs, Knowledge, Wisdom and Education - a Shiite Perspective 12.15-13.15: Discussion 13.30-14.30: Buffet Afternoon session (15.00-18.30) 15.00-15.20: H.Em. Card. Jean-Louis Tauran, Christians and Muslims facing the Educative Challenge 15.20-15.40: Prof. Hicham Nashabe, Sunnite Educational Institutions in Lebanon: The Makassed 15.40-16.00: Prof. Antoine Messarra, Education between Communitarism and National Identity Building 16.00-16.20: Break 16.20-16.40: Prof. F. Selim Daccache sj, The Lebanese Educative System 16.40-17.00: Rev. F. Marwan Tabet ml, Catholic Schools in the Middle East 17.00-17.20: Prof. Mohammed Samaha, Shiite Educative Institutions in Lebanon 17.30-18.30: Discussion Conference Venue: Foyer Notre Dame du Mont / Sayyidat al-Jabal (Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family) Jounieh, www.nddm.org