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The Fifth International Gibran Conference ⁠— Paris, France

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The partnership between the Gibran Chair at the University of Maryland and the Center for Lebanese Heritage at Lebanese American University continued to plan, organize, and deliver international conferences on Gibran. 

A fifth international conference took place at the Institut Du Monde Arab (IMA) in Paris on October 3rd, 2019. The Fifth International Gibran Conference addressed the following major topics:

  1. The Spirituality of Gibran;
  2. Gibran, the Arab World, and the Nahda;
  3. Translating Gibran into the Languages of the World.

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The opening session begun with Director of the Center for Lebanese Heritage, Professor Henri Zoghaib, who addressed the audience about Gibran's major oeuvre The Prophet, as well as the Director for the Gibran Chair, Professor May Rihani, who addressed the audience about Gibran as the bridge between the East and West.

The speakers at this Conference were:

  • Alexandre Najjar (Lebanon)
  • Daniel Larangé (France)
  • Jad Hatem (Lebanon)
  • RP Khalil Chalfoun (Lebanon)
  • Boutros Hallaq (Syria-France)
  • Issa Makhlouf (Lebanon)
  • Elisabeth Saylor (USA)
  • Meriem Boughachiche (Algeria)
  • Abdallah Naaman (Lebanon)
  • Jean-Pierre Dahdah (France)
  • Francesco Medici (Italy)

 

Media and articles:

News Agency Date Link
National News Agency (Lebanon) 10/9 http://nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/438288/
L'Orient Le Jour 10/8 https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1189761/-sans-may-mary-josephine-et-marie-gibran-aurait-il-ete-gibran-.html
Al Akhbar 10/12 https://al-akhbar.com/Literature_Arts/277698
Aswaq al-Arab 10/11 https://www.asswak-alarab.com/archives/18655
Beirut Times 10/9 https://www.beiruttimes.com/article/7461
Monte Carlo 10/7 https://www.mc-doualiya.com/programs/%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9/20191004-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85
Nidaa' Al Watan (Print) 10/10

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L'Orient Le Jour 10/3 LLJ
Annahar (Print) 10/11 ANHR
Nahar Sydney (Print) 10/15 Nahar

 

 

 

The full program is attached below.

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