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11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP IN AN EXTRAORDINARY CONTEXT

The 11th International University for Intercultural Leadership, an annual two-week young leaders’ program organized by Project Aladdin in partnership with UNESCO and Bahçeşehir University, was held at the Future Campus of the University of Bahçeşehir in Kemerburgaz, northof Istanbul in the second half of July 2024. This year’s program was different from previous years, mainly…


INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS: INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN A WAR-TORN WORLD

Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam and Leah Pisar engaged in an in- depth dialogue with the students of the Summer University for Intercultural Leadership and discussed the importance of peace-building through interfaith initiatives, highlighting the essential role of young people in promoting mutual understanding and friendship between cultures. The Judge affirmed the importance of respect for diversity,…


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS”

Project Aladdin organised an international conference on 17 July 2024 at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul on “Sustainable, Social and Economic Development: Challenges and Solutions”. The theme was chosen to allow a broad and theoretical debate on the social aspects of sustainable development, with a particular focus on strategies for building climate resilience in the developing…


ALADIN PROJECT RECEIVES MAX HERRMANN 2024 AWARD

André Schmitz, President of the Friends of the Berlin State Library, presented Éric de Rothschild, co-founder of the Aladdin Project, with the Max Herrmann Prize during a ceremony held on May 15, 2024, at the Berlin State Library. The event was attended by Achim Bonte, General Director of the Library; Armin Laschet, former Minister-President of…


Launch Conference of the “Franco-German Committee for Tolerance and Coexistence: Countering Antisemitism and Hate-Speech”

The leaders of Project Aladdin and the Abraham Accords Institute Germany (AAI) launched the “Franco-German Committee for Tolerance and Coexistence” on Monday, January 22, at the Bundestag in Berlin. This committee, which will work on a European level to mobilize governments and civil society actors to counter antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia, brings together political, cultural,…


10th Anniversary Edition of the International University For Intercultural Leadership

Project Aladdin’s International Summer University for Intercultural Leadership is an annual program held under the auspices of UNESCO. For two weeks, students from all over the world engage in courses, workshops, and research work together, learning about and from each other. The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity to learn about…


International conference: How Natural Disasters Impact Society

On July 19th, 2023, Bahçeşehir University hosted Project Aladdin’s international conference on “How Natural Disasters Impact Society”. The devastating earthquakes of February 2023 in Turkey and Syria served as a reminder that environmental changes and natural disasters are not contained by state borders. The importance of international solidarity in the fight against climate change and…


Seminar: “Eighty Years After The Holocaust: What Has The World Learned?”

On July 19th, 2023, Project Aladdin organized in Istanbul a special seminar on the lessons to be drawn from the Holocaust, and to what extend policymakers, leaders, and civil society as a whole can truly learn from the past. As the last generation of survivors is no longer with us to share their stories, it…


Leah Pisar Addresses UN to Mark the Second International Day Countering Hate Speech

On June 19, 2023, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN and the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention (OSAPG) hosted a high-level UN side event titled “It Begins with Words and Each of us: Effective Action to Counter Hate Speech.” Leah Pisar addressed the international participants, showcasing…