October 27 to November 2 next be held in Oran and Mostaganem, Algeria female International Congress for a culture of peace “Word to Women”, under the patronage of the President of Algeria. AISA organized by international NGOs and the Djanatu al-Arif Foundation, this conference aims to start thinking about the importance of women and the feminine in the Muslim tradition to generate a profound change in our society where men and women should be equal and responsible. He will try to highlight the key function of the female in the establishment of a culture of peace that will promote “better living together” essential to our humanity.
More than 54 speakers and 3,000 delegates from around the world will gather for a week around major conferences, workshops, exhibitions and parties illustrating the themes of the conference.
This conference will focus on five axes: Axis 1 – Viewpoints; Axis 2 – Ethics and Education; Axis 3 – Tradition and Modernity; Axis 4 – Unveiling and buckling; Axis 5 – Women and Culture of Peace
The day of October 28, 2014
The day of October 28 will be devoted to the study of the Axis 1 – Viewpoints
For years, the male-female stereotypes are rooted in the collective imagination, despite a significant change in attitudes. They reflect the rigid and simplistic image of the woman in his only appearance, creating an imbalance of being, society and opposition of genres is growing. By the different viewpoints that humanity is on the female and a return to consciousness of the underlying unity, let us work for a reconciliation of the feminine with the masculine.
Topics to be covered during the day:
- Female: Staying Olfa Youssef (TN), Islamic scholar, a specialist in religious thought, dialogue of civilizations and the issue ofwomen?.
- Female-male: Beyond gender, Audrey Fella (UK), a specialist in religion, women and Christian mysticism; historian and journalist for La Croix, Le Monde des Religions and Pray
- Reconciliation of femininity and masculinity as a vehicle for peace, Valerie Colin-Simard (FR), journalist, literary critic, psychotherapist
- Violence against women what works? Imane Hayef (UN Women, DZ), Anissa Smati-Bellahsene Network (Wasilla, DZ), Nadia Ait Zai (Collectif Maghreb Egalit?, DZ)
- Breaks with stereotypes. Issam Toualbi-Thaalibi (Specialist dialogue of cultures, religions and civilizations, DZ), Benedicte De Navacelle (Doctor of Law International and European, FR)
- A better distribution of roles and responsibilities, Wassyla Tamzali (Collectif Maghreb Egalit?, a lawyer and journalist, DZ), Valerie Colin-Simard (journalist, literary critic, psychotherapist, FR)
- Feminine Mystique, Houria Abdelouahed (Religions of the Book Centre, FR), Audrey Fella (historian, FR), Eric Geoffroy (Islamic scholar, FR), Manijeh Nouri (author and translator, FR)
- The Women in the Qur’an, Tahar Ga?d (writer, translator and researcher, DZ), Carmen Del Rio Pereda (writer and translator, ES)
- The sacred relationship with the mother, Ivan Rendon Llamas (Therapy of the soul, ES)
“Around the world, women and men are waiting with hope and anticipation establishing equality between the genders. The First World Congress on relations between men and women in Muslim culture wants to bring this vital message to be heard everywhere because it will bring a deep reflection and a new vision and concrete in the destiny of our lives, “says Sheikh Khaled BENTOUNES, spiritual leader of the Sufi path Alawiyya, the organizer of this conference.
For Sheikh Khaled Bentounes, this meeting is a great step forward for gender equality, an inevitable way to build a true culture of peace. “This conference is essential. Everyday we are bombarded with information and images of conflict, violence and misery, the consequences of foolish behavior of human beings. Yet the desire for peace has never been greater. ”
Information about the International Women’s Congress is available on the website at: www. congres-international-feminin.org.
It is also possible to follow the news about the conference on his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/congresinternationalfeminin.
Present in several countries of the world, “AISA International NGO ‘is a spiritual organization” Special Consultative Status “with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN. AISA contributes the spiritual and ethical issues to the promotion and consolidation of living together among civilizations and religions. It seeks to facilitate understanding of the principles of equality, non-discrimination, social and cultural progress of humanity, promoting a culture of peace and the fight against poverty. It promotes cultural cooperation, brotherhood and mutual understanding of religions and human spirituality. She wants to be an obstacle to fundamentalism, religious wars to create a more just and caring world in the service of humanity.
Source: International NGOs AISA
Information: Meriem Benachenhou
