Category - Beirut

Welcoming migrants is not optional, says world church body

agency reporter — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:16:47 +0100

Migration is a fact of life, an instinct to survive and an inevitable consequence of globalization - something we can neither turn our backs on it nor control, declared a statement of participants at a faith-led public hearing in Beirut.

Christians and Muslims seek cooperation on human challenge of migration

agency reporter — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:46 +0100

Migration is a human concern, not a Muslim or a Christian one, and joint action is vital, declared representatives of Lebanon's six most numerous faith communities at a Public Hearing on Migration in Beirut this week.

Lebanese peace rally seeks to bring Christians and Muslims together

staff writers — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

More than 300,000 Lebanese people took part in a huge unity rally in Beirut, the country's capital, on 14 February 2007. They were there to mark the anniversary of the murder of parliamentarian Rafik Hariri, reports Independent Catholic News.

Beirut writers win Pax Christi International Peace Prize

staff writers — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:27:58 +0000

Two Beirut-based writers and activists have been awarded the 2006 Pax Christi International Peace Prize for their efforts to promote justice and reconciliation in the Middle East and around the world - reports the Daily Star newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon.