Education on Coexistence
Overview
This book, in Arabic language, tackles the question of Education on Diversity in a diverse society such as Lebanon, where it is imperative that educational policies be linked to religious and cultural diversity as well as to citizenship and civic values, so that communal identities do not swallow the national identity.
Abstract & Findings
Abstract
This book comes thus in the context of a continuous series of workshops and seminars launched by Adyan in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Center for Educational Research and Development, federations of privates schools, academics, researchers, representatives of civil society organizations and religious institutions, and includes diverse approaches to the question of education on coexistence, presented within these seminars. The book’s content can thus be considered as presenting foundations for the process of development of educational policies that would build the responsible Lebanese citizen and free Lebanon from communitarian mentalities.
The Authors
Professor of Interreligious dialogue and Geopolitics of religion; Chairperson and CEO of Adyan foundation
Minister of Education and Higher Education (2011-2014)
Lecturer in Socio-Psychology, founding member of Adyan
Professor of Education at AUB
Member of the Constitutional council, Founder of Lebanese Association for Permanent Civil Peace
Professor at the Faculty of Science, Lebanese University, Member of the board of Wahdatouna Khalasouna
UK Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-2015)
Professor of Islamic Studies and Science of Religions
General Secretary of Irfan Association, and director of the cultural committee at the Druze Council
Secretary of Antioch Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and Director of Orthodox Schools in Beirut.
Director of Awqaf at the Dar al Fatwa of Lebanon
General Secretary of Catholic Schools in Lebanon
Mabarrat Association
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