The “Tent of Dialogue” – Programme

Published on 10 May 2023Read time: 3 minutes

– Lectures and debates
– Art exhibitions
– Music concerts
– Film screening, culinary art, etc.


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“Tent of Dialogue”
Muslims meet Geneva and its people
Parc Trembley, Geneva – 24 June – 4 July 2004

Programme

Thursday 24 June	7 pm	Official opening ceremony (by invitation) Interlude with the oud player Naseer Shamma and the calligrapher Abderrazak Hamouda
Friday 25 June	7 pm 9 pm	Dialogue of cultures Babacar Ba, Head of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations Office at Geneva Abdelillah Benarafa, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization François Saint-Ouen, Secretary-General of the Denis de Rougemont Foundation for Europe Philibert Secretan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg and President of the Catholic Study Centre Alfred Fernández, President of the Summer University of Human Rights in Geneva and Director General of the International Organisation for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education Music concert with the oud player Nasser Shamma Calligraphy projection with the calligrapher Abderrazak Hamouda
Saturday 26 June	8.15 pm	Does Islam pose a threat to democracy? François Burgat, Researcher at the CNRS, Aix-en-Provence Ghassan Arnaout, Former Director of the Division of International Protection Law and Doctrine at UNHCR Debate moderated by Xavier Colin, journalist at Télévision suisse romande
Sunday 27 June		Exhibition, screening, refreshments
Monday 28 June	8.30 pm	Public education: religion at school Michèle Messaoudi, education consultant, London Rabeya Müller, Director of the Institute for International Pedagogy and Didactics, Cologne Sadek Sellam, author of “L’Islam et les musulmans en France” Charles Beer, Head of the Department of Public Education of the State of Geneva Philippe Borgeaud, Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Geneva Debate moderated by Jean-Noël Cuénod, journalist at La Tribune de Genève
Tuesday 29 June	4 pm 8.15 pm	The future of humanitarian NGOs in the Muslim world Haytham Manna, Arab Commission for Human Rights, Paris Is Islam incompatible with human rights? Haytham Manna, Arab Commission for Human Rights, Paris Paul Ballanfat, Professor of Turkish and Persian Studies at the University of Lyon Debate moderated by Luis Lema, journalist at the daily Le Temps
Wednesday 30 June	8.15 pm 10 pm	Andalusian evening Andalusia as seen by the film-maker Bensalem Bouabdallah Debate moderated by Imma Fernandez, sociologist, Cordoba Screening of the film “Rencontres Andalouses” Music concert with El Hadj Mohamed Tahar Fergani, master of the Malouf of Constantine
Thursday 1 July	8.15 pm 10 pm	“Falla Lorca” evening Concert by the duo Françoise Atlan (voice) and Juan Carmona (guitar) Spanish folk songs from the repertoires of Falla and Lorca Music concert with El Hadj Mohamed Tahar Fergani, master of the Malouf of Constantine
Friday 2 July	5.30 pm	Civilisations, cultures and faith: how to live together in respect and peace (by invitation) Abdullah Al-Turki, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (represented by Tarek Mitri) Raymond W. Baker, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut Alfred Donath, President of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities Silvano Maria Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations Office at Geneva Metropolitan Jérémie of Switzerland François Garaï, Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva Marc Raphaël Guedj, Chief Rabbi and President of the Racines & Sources Foundation Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina William McComish, Dean of St Pierre Cathedral, Geneva
Saturday 3 July	8.15 pm	International terrorism: to explain is not to justify Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of the London daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi Jacques Pitteloud, Coordinator of the Swiss intelligence services Debate moderated by Antoine Maurice, editorial writer at La Tribune de Genève
Sunday 4 July	8.15 pm 10 pm	The Spirit of Geneva and plural culture Erica Deuber Ziegler, art historian Hafid Ouardiri, Fondation de l’Entre-Connaissance Abbas Aroua, Cordoba Foundation of Geneva (CFG) Musical evening with local groups

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