The UN Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former President of Portugal calls upon the overwhelming majority of the world's people to take back the conversation from extremists
At a summer school, organized a few weeks ago by (...)
At a summer school, organized a few weeks ago by the Alliance of Civilizations, which brought together over 170 young people, from 70 countries, all participants were invited to summarize the week's experience in one word. Everyone was ecstatic and (...)
All cultures contribute to the enrichment of humankind. Human beings must respect one another in all their diversity of belief, culture and language. Differences within and between societies should be neither feared nor repressed but cherished as a (...)
LISBON: Since 9/11 and the protracted conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, initiatives aimed at fostering greater understanding between different faiths and cultures have proliferated, especially when related to Western-Muslim relations. But do such (...)
Only dialogue and tolerance open a path towards a better future, writes Jorge Sampaio*
When in 2006 the United Nations launched the "Alliance of Civilisations" many preferred to compare it to a half-empty glass rather than to a half-full one. It was (...)
