Stories from around the globe show how a united world is already in motion. This platform highlights experiences, initiatives, and projects from people and communities working for unity and peace. Explore what’s happening and get inspired.
<p><em>Civilizations and migrations of over 40 countries at MAMT.</em></p> <p><strong>A 'prayer room' open to all monotheistic religions</strong> of the Mediterranean will be inaugurated Friday (Dicember 19th, <em>ndr.</em>) by Imam Hamid Saydawi. The event is part of the symbolic opening of the Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Traditions (MAMT) in Naples, Italy. ''The room is a place of worship for Muslims and all those who believe in a single God,'' said Fondazione Mediterraneo president Michele Capasso. ''Within is a mihrab and two rare writings on the name of Allah. The first, donated by the Sultunate of Oman, means 'Merciful and Forgiving God', and is carved into the covering of the Kaaba built in Masjid al-Haram in central Mecca, the holiest place for Islam. The second, given by the Kingdom of Morocco, means 'God is Great and there is no God but God', and was made by Moroccan craftsmen of long ago.''</p>
<p style="text-align: right;"> </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><em>Initiative of "City Angels" organization. A group of students as waiters.</em></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Not vip but only a small army</strong> of thirty students aged 14 to 18 years to serve about 200 homeless and 'new poor', the unemployed, who have lunch at the Principe di Savoia, the historic five-star hotel of Milan.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>The initiative, sponsored by the "City Angels"</strong> organization, was wanted by the manager, Ezio Indians, and saw the valuable contribution of the godmother of 'association, Daniela Javarone.</p>
<p><em>The story of a group of young Muslims of the Focolare community in a north African country. The discovery of the power of love that goes beyond every difference.</em></p> <p><strong>For a long time we thought</strong> that it wouldn’t be possible to have any relationship with Christian young people in such a deep way. But the things that come from God can’t lack harmony.</p> <p><strong>We are Muslims,</strong> by culture and by conviction. We come from a country, Algeria, where nearly everyone is Muslim, where contacts with other religions are extremely rare or, more usually, completely inexistent.<br />Certainly, introducing into our lives a Movement rooted in Christianity is a real challenge. In first place, this is because our cultures are so different – with differences encouraged by political ideas and by history, which are made more intense by many social and cultural obstacles.
<p><em>It 's the message of Pope Francis for the 1 of January 2014 for individuals and peoples. We propose the full version.</em></p> <p><img src="images/news/2013-2015/Papa_Francesco_Colombe.jpg" width="201" height="150" alt="Papa Francesco Colombe" style="float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /><strong>"Fraternity: foundation and path to peace."</strong> This is the title chosen by Pope Francis for the 47th World Day for Peace, established by Pope Paul VI.</p> <p><strong>The document, dated December 8</strong>, consists of 10 points including a brief prologue and a conclusion structured in relation to two biblical quotation: "Where is your brother?" (Genesis 4:9) and "Are you will all be brothers" (Matthew 23:8), and six sentences describing fraternity: peace, poverty, economy, war, corruption and nature. We propose the full version.</p>
<p> </p> <p><em>It has taken part to the project Croatia, Serbia and Italy.</em></p> <p><img src="images/news/2013-2015/I_care_for_Europe.jpg" width="200" height="150" alt="I care for Europe" style="float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />'<strong>I care for ... Europe": </strong>it's the European network of small towns with the aim to raise awareness among their communities in different countries and initiate a common path on the defense of human rights and the adoption of local development policies and cooperation.</p> <p><strong>The start of "I care for ... Europe"</strong> in a three-day event hosted in Friuli Venezia Giulia, with more than 200 citizens from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia -Herzegovina. Of the project, in fact, has taken part Tarcento and Aquileia for Italy, Rakovica for Croatia, Čapljina for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bač for Serbia.
<p> </p> <p><em>Young Portuguese told about UWP. Arco - Iris were organized a National Forum and Lisbon with a volunteer project for children and seniors. Prospects of a fraternity always attentive to the local.</em></p> <p><strong><img src="images/news/2013-2015/Portogallo_Meeting_ottobre_2013.png" width="198" height="150" alt="Portogallo Meeting ottobre 2013" style="float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />From Portugal comes</strong> other recent actions with fraternal perspective: from a meeting at the end of October to a volunteer project<em> </em> with protagonists the Youth for a United World.</p> <p><strong>Citizenship for the fraternity</strong></p> <p>"Ninety young people met October 12 and13 for the first National Meeting "One direction: Citizenship for the Fraternity " one year after the Genfest 2012 where it was launched the United Word Project. To understand how it was evolving "to set in motion the proposals of UWP and sharing local fragments of fraternity."</p>
<p> <em>Eight women dressed in black paid the cost to those who could not afford it at the market of Athens.</em></p> <p><strong><img src="images/news/2013-2015/Barbakeios.jpg" width="230" height="150" alt="Barbakeios" style="float: left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" />The news was given by the italian newspaper</strong> "La Repubblica " during on Christmas holidays. It was posted on web several times. This news gave hope to people. It 's the story that comes from Greece brought to its knees by the economic crisis .</p> <p><strong>On December 22</strong>, at the popular market of Athens, Barbakeios, with all kinds of foodstuff, eight women, dressed in black, placing themselves near cash register of a market, they paid the cost to those who had small portions of meat.
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