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On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris, Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, the president of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso with Pia Molinari – in charge of the programme “Totem of Peace” – the Head of the National Community Service Unit Leonzio Borea, The Mayor of Pietrelcina Domenico Masone, Mr. Claudio Azzolini together with representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, civil, military and religious authorities inaugurated the monumental work “Totem of Peace” by the sculptor Mario Molinari, permanently placed at the entrance of the Sala Giunta in the City Hall of Naples.
On that occasion Naples was designed by Fondazione Mediterraneo as Head of the “City for Peace” network.

 

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In the name of all the winners of the MEDITERRANEAN AWARD – 146 personalities from 43 countries, such as the Nobel prize-winners Naguib Mahfouz and Shirin Ebadi, Lea Rabin, Simon Peres, Queen Rania of Jordan, etc. , who have received this prestigious award - the Egyptian writer Alaa Al Aswani symbolically handed over the “Totem of Peace”, by the sculptor Mario Molinari, to the mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris, with the wish that one day it will be possible to report of a “Neapolitan revolution” that can give back to this city its role of great European and Mediterranean capital.

Naples le 14 septembre 2011
Alaa Al- Aswani

   

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During a meeting in Naples, the writer Alaa Al Aswani stressed the importance of the book “Nostro Mare Nostro” written by Michele Capasso.
“A unique testimony of true life, of personal experience. A rare example of care for common well-being ”. These are Alaa Al Aswani’s words at the end of the meeting.

The book Nostro Mare Nostro

The press release

 

 

During a meeting at Feltrinelli Bookshop in Naples there was the presentation of Alaa Al Aswani’s book “La rivoluzione egiziana” (The Egyptian Revolution), published by Feltrinelli.
On that occasion president Capasso recalled his long-standing friendship with the writer as well as the numerous battles carried out together in favour of freedom and democracy in Egypt and in Arab countries.

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