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October 09, 2008
Cairo Hosts "Armenia - Arab World: Past and Present" Forum
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Some of the panelists at the "Armenia - Arab World: Past and Present" forum in Cairo, Egypt. AGBU was among the many Egyptian-Armenian organizations that contributed to the success of the event. -
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A view of the international forum in Cairo which examined the Armenian role in Arab civilization. The event took place on April 29, 2008.
An unprecedented international forum "Armenia - Arab World: Past and Present" took place at the Faculty of Arts of the Cairo University on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The forum was held under the auspices of Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Hani Hilal, and it was sponsored by the Center for Armenian Studies at Cairo University, the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Egypt, as well as various Egyptian-Armenian civic and cultural organizations, including AGBU. AGBU Cairo contributed to the event by inviting three lecturers from Syria.
The forum gathered approximately 20 prominent lecturers from Egypt, Armenia, Syria and Lebanon, who specialize in various domains of Armeno-Arab relations, including politics, history, culture and literature. It was a distinctive gathering of the Arab world's top historians, researchers and experts of Armeno-Arab relations and studies.
The event, which can be described as unique in the Arab world, included various presentations that demonstrated the breadth and prominence of Armenians through the centuries. The history of the Armenian communities in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon was presented respectively by Drs. Mohamed Refaat Al Imam, Nora Arisian and Arda Arsenian.
Other notable presentations were by Egyptian academic Dr. Gamal Mohamed, who spoke about "The Armenians during the Ottoman Period," the Lebanese academic Dr. Hana El Haj who discussed "The Armenians and Islam," Dr. Nezar Khalili of Syria who addressed "Armenians & Arabs through Translation," Dr. Adonis El Ekra of Lebanon who presented on "The Position of Arabs in Welcoming Armenian Refugees in Various Arab Countries (1915-1923)," Dr. Saad El Din Kolayeb of Syria who delved into a little-known topic, "The Role of Armenian Intellectuals in the Arab Renaissance," and Dr. Nicolai Hohanessian of Armenia who spoke about "Armenia as Center of Arab Studies."
The following academics also participated in the event: Dr. Shawkat Youssef (Syria), Dr. Varoujan Kazandjian, Fayez Iskandar, Mohamed El Beyaly, Abou El Yosr Farah and Fouad Raslan (Egypt), Venera Markarian & Hayk Kotcharian (Armenia), Fouad El Marei, Shawkat Youssef & Samir Arbash (Syria).
An exhibition of books on Armenian Studies was also held on this occasion.
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