The Lebanese Norwegian Cultural Week is hosted by the Lebanese organisation Nahnoo and will take place between 12 and 18 April.
Program:
Monday 12 April 2010, at 7 pm:
Opening
Speech by the Norwegian Ambassador
Speech by Nahnoo
Reading of poems by: Haavard Rem, Cornelius Jakhelln, Abbas Baydoun and Joumana Haddad.
Madina Theatre, Beirut, Hamra
Tuesday April 13 2010, at 3 pm:
Lecture by Professor Unni Wikan on Norwegian studies on the status of women in the Arab world.
On Harem langauge, by Yusra Moukadem
Lebanese American University, Kraytem, Irwin Hall Auditorium
Wednesday 14 April 2010, at 12:30 pm
Bjørn Gabrielsen on "The many roles of religion in Europe and America, the heritage of the Enlightenment, illustrated with true stories from travels in two continents. What is the place of religion in society and what is its role? History of Europe compared to the Islamic world. What can the Islamic world learn from the history of Europe on religion, and what is its place and responsibilities in the community?"
Lecture by Dr Ali Hrab on “The West in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Is the principles of the West, like freedom of thought, human rights and democratic a future for the Arab Middle East?"
Lebanese International University, Beirut, Msaytbe, Block B.
Thursday 15 April 2010, at 2 pm
Mona Fayad: Elimination of oppositionist by killing, for inability to silence the press and the free pens, because of the relative freedoms in Lebanon.
Bjørn Gabrielsen and Haavard Rem: Comment about their experience with democracy in Arabic world.
Beirut Arab University, Al Debeyeah Section (Saida), Conference, Hall B235
6:30 pm
Hawaii, Oslo, a film directed by Erik Poppe (2004)
Dynamo café, Estral center, Hamra street, Next to Al Madina theatre.
Friday 16 April 2010, at 7 pm
Buddy, a film directed by Morten Tyldum (2003), followed by discussion
Nahnoo office, Awad building, 1st floor, Salim El Khoury street, Forn el Chebak
Saturday 17 April 2010, at 12 pm
Walid Al Kubaisi will read a lecture (for Mr. Thorvald Sten) about Salah Al Deen (Saladdin) and talk about him and the meeting between the west and the east.
Ibrahim Beidoun: Salah Al Deen, the Islamic hero in the Christian west
Ta Marbouta cafe, Hamra, Pavion Hotel.
Sunday 18 April 2010, 6 pm
Dag Herbjørnsrud on "Our long term Muslim-Christian cooperation: From Roger II and Saladin via Wergeland to present days"
Mousa Wehbe will be discussing Rationality and Western thought
Beirut Theatre, Ain el mrayse, near Jamal Abed Al Naser