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CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development. The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace. The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts. Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the “Maison des Alliances” – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace. The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace". The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples. The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013). The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée. |
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08 December 2024
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
The United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo sponsored the events of "Marrakech Capital of Culture in the Islamic World 2024", attending the closing ceremony held on 8 December 2024.
"The choice of Marrakech as the Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for 2024 provided an opportunity to highlight the Kingdom's culture, heritage and authenticity", said Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid - Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication - in the presence of the Director General of the Islamic World Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (ICESCO), Salem ben Mohamed AlMalik.
While thanking ICESCO for this choice, he emphasised that the programme of this celebration, which lasted the entire year 2024, saw the organisation of cultural, artistic and intellectual activities in coordination with Marrakech's cultural civil society, stressing that the success of this cultural year depended essentially on the involvement of local intellectuals and artists.
For his part, the Director of Arts at the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, Hicham Abkari, gave a detailed overview of the activities carried out during the year of "Marrakech, Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for the year 2024": the artistic genres included in the programme included heritage, poetry, literature, Arabic calligraphy, plastic arts, music, song, theatre, cinema, digital art, circus, photography, traditional and popular arts and street food art.
Placed under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the events held for "Marrakech, Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for the Year 2024" provided an opportunity to showcase the historical and cultural richness of the ochre city, which is distinguished by its particular charm, reflected in particular in its Andalusian architecture and that of its mosques and Islamic palaces.
On this final day, the stamp "Marrakech, Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for the Year 2024" was presented, illustrating the majestic Menara Pavilion, surrounded by its swimming pool, palm trees and the Atlas Mountains in the background. The ochre hues and elegant motifs capture the essence of Marrakech, a living symbol of Morocco's history and fascinating architecture.
"This issue - said Secretary-General Michele Capasso - embodies Barid Al-Maghrib's commitment to promoting the Kingdom of Morocco's exceptional cultural heritage and celebrating the distinctions that honour its cities: it joins the philatelic collection dedicated to Marrakech, such as the one celebrating the Jemaa El Fna square (2017) and the stamp marking the 9 centuries of Marrakech's foundation (1960). It also continues Barid Al-Maghrib's tradition of paying tribute to Moroccan cities honoured by UNESCO, as was the case with Fez in 2007".
In conclusion, SG Capasso announced the establishment, starting in 2025 and in partnership with ICESCO, of a special section of the prestigious ‘Mediterranean Award’ dedicated to Islamic culture.
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08 December 2024
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
A visit by night and day to the Medina of Fez, an intangible heritage of humanity, is always an extraordinary experience that makes one realise the importance of social and human capital in historic and ancient city centres.
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06 December 2024
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
The Fondazione Mediterraneo participated in and promoted the "Handicrafts Festival" organised in the Medina of Fez, a UNESCO heritage site.
President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, head of the "art, craftsmanship and creativity" area of the Fondazione supported especially the small artisans who preserve ancient memories that absolutely must be protected and handed down.
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06 December 2024
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
Prof. Abdelhak Azzouzi - President of the Council of Ambassadors - presented a preview of the book "United States of the World. A History Truly of God", written by Prof. Michele Capasso, in which the highlights of the United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo are recounted.
‘One thousand two hundred pages that will captivate you,’ Azzouzi said, “because they are our history, the history of men and women who, working together, enabled the development and birth of the United States of the World, alongside Michele Capasso”.
Many friends and protagonists of the book's pages were present: from André Azolulay, Advisor to King Mohammed VI, to Miguel Angel Moratinos, High Representative of the UNAOC (United Nations); from Mohamed Zinelabidine, former Minister of Culture of Tunisia, to Driss El Yazami, President of the CCME; from the Italian Ambassador in Rabat Armando Barucco to the President of the Euromed University of Fez Mostapha Bousmina.
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04 December 2024
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari have returned - for Capasso, it is the eighty-fourth time - to the Medina of Marrakech.
"It is a far cry from the one I first saw in 1988 - says Michele Capsso - and yet, despite everything, part of the atmosphere and emotions of the great human capital that lives there are still there". And the sleeping water vendor or the improvised dentist are there to testify to the unique emotions that have made this place an "intangible heritage of humanity".
As always, chance encounters, such as the one with Salvatore and Carmen from the association "Les Etoiles de Jamaa El Fna", or the surprise given to Zohra Margoul testify to the magic of the Medina and Marrakech.
