Community Fund
Memorable celebrations
The Conference on the “Tunisian Elections and their Implications on the Palestinian Experience"
AWRAD’s Community Development Fund convened a conference called "Tunisian Elections and their Implications on the Palestinian Experience," which took place under the auspices of President Mahmoud Abbas. It was attended by the ambassadors of Arab states to the Palestinian Authority, in addition to a range of political, academic, social and economic elites and representatives of political parties and civil society organizations, activists and intellectuals. The conference discussed the values of moderation and the tendency towards reform by the Tunisian people, who are unable to accommodate a luxurious intellectual or cultural system.
The following are links to news agencies that covered the event:
- http://maannews.net/arb/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=441883
- http://www.wafa.ps/arabic/index.php?action=detail&id=118876
- http://www.wafaimages.ps/index.aspx?catid=0&albumid=4907
- http://www.alquds.com/news/video/view/id/315136
- http://www.radiobethlehem2000.net/ar/news.php?action=view&id=11519
- http://www.palpress.co.uk/arabic/?action=detail&id=30537
- http://www.wattan.tv/hp_details.cfm?id=a7342280a7861850&c_id=1
- http://maannews.net/arb/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=441883&MARK=%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3
- http://maannews.net/arb/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=441959
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6r2O8t068
Celebration of the Publication of "A Homeland Out of Coverage," by Akram Surani
AWRAD’s Community Development Fund celebrated, in Gaza, the publication "A Homeland Out of Coverage" a book by the young author Akram Surani in the presence of nearly 200 intellectuals, writers, and persons interested in literature, as well as a group of representatives of CSOs in the YMCA hall. During the ceremony, well-known journalist Asma’ Al-Ghoul talked on behalf of AWRAD and welcomed the author Akram Surani and presented the foreword of satirical writer Tawfiq al-Haj. The celebration concluded with Akram Surani reading passages of his book and followed with a book signings for the attendants.
The following are news site links covering the event:
- http://shababunity.net/show.php?id=343834
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROknTp9zdJw
- http://www.nawa.ps/arabic/?Action=Details&ID=15564
Celebration of the Publication of "The People and the Heritage of the Village of Asdod," by Mohammed Hassan al-Najjar
AWRAD’s Community Development Fund celebrated the publication of "The People and the Heritage of the Village of Asdod," a book by Mohammed Hassan al-Najjar. The celebration was held in Al-Mathaf Hotel, located in the Gaza Strip, in the presence of nearly a hundred intellectuals, literary talents, poets, writers and a group of Gaza’s leading civil and community institution representatives.
The following is an article covering the event: