The Creators Land Foundation held its second ceremony for this year to honor creative groups in their profession, including doctors, engineers, inventors, poets, composers, painters, media professionals and correspondents from Jbeil, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the Tammuz Center for Citizenship Studies and Training, in the presence of a representative of the sponsor of the ceremony. The Lebanese Minister of Culture Judge Muhammad Wissam Al-Murtadha Lawyer Shawki Sassine, Patriarchal Curator General Antoine Char, President and Founder of the Tammuz Center Dr. And the media, people of society, business, representatives of the press and the media.
In Cassini, the
ceremony, presented by Margherita Zureik, began with the national anthem, so we sang the “Land of Creators”, then Kamal Bakassini, the owner of the idea of the creators’ land ceremony, which is held annually to honor creators from Lebanon, thanked the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, for sending congratulations to the Foundation, the Center, the honorees, the Minister of Culture and the work team The Ministry for coordination and care, wishing continued cooperation. After welcoming the attendees, he said: “When the situation reaches this level of difficulty in a great country, in a country we love called Lebanon, creativity becomes hope, it is the candle, it is salvation. To bury our dreams and to live without hope and not to resist or try.
How cheap is a person who does not sacrifice for the sake of his country. The eyes of our children are full of fear for the future, and in their minds a thousand questions and answers.
He added: “There is no meaning for a person without a homeland, but life in this homeland has become very difficult. We will keep dreaming every night that Lebanon will return to resemble you. Lebanon is giving, Lebanon is work, Lebanon is strong will, Lebanon is Sarah Khalifa, Lebanon is a mark that must be honored every day.” Because despite his injury, he was determined to establish a willer team and reach the first rank with his team in Lebanon. We are always proud of our expatriates who raised the name of Lebanon, like Ziad Hamza, and we respect our elders such as Professor Emile Hayek, and we respect their experiences and apply their words.
And he continued: “Tonight we will ask Dean Therese Al-Hashem to turn all of Lebanon into a school that teaches us true patriotic education again, raising “all of us means all” responsible for what the country has reached, and we ask Professor Pierre Karam to carve for us a handful of dignity and patriotism in the hearts of some From our officials, and from Ziad Nassar, to start preparing for a celebration across the country, in which we celebrate the victory of our homeland, which will remain despite the rejection of the rejectionists, the homeland of creativity and culture, the homeland of great actors such as Samir Awad, painters like Andre Calfayan and we sing with an operatic voice, with the voice of Maxim Shami remaining on the love of the soil of Lebanon “.
And he added: “We will put a wax statue of Shawqi Abi Hanna telling the story of a people who did not accept defeat or surrender. Sayings like: “We are not in a conspiracy.” This is a choice for the path of humiliation and surrender. With his family’s love for him, Dr. Nadra Assaf returned to her homeland to spread the culture of art to transform Lebanon’s youth from a generation of war to a generation of culture that loves peace and sacrifice. Therefore, we also find in our country creators such as Dr. Peter Noun, who was not satisfied with his successes in medicine, but mocked his achievements and distinction for the sake of Save children’s cancer patients through the First Kids Association.
Acra
, in turn, said the president and founder of the Tammuz Center, Adonis Acra, explaining the center’s naming: “July symbolizes the principle of life, love, fertility, and the principle of resurrection from death and the restoration of life with a renewed glow, and momentum that generates a new renaissance in living organisms in general, and among peoples who practiced rituals Worship and sanctification on the occasions of his death and resurrection.It is a symbol of renewal after every calamity, revival after every stumble, and resurrection after every death.What symbolizes the legend of “Tawmuz”, emerging from our civilized environment, deserves to be taken by our center as a catalyst for intellectual and field work in order to achieve The renaissance goals that were drawn up by a group of Lebanese thinkers and researchers (men and women) aspiring to expand their circle to gather many male and female colleagues from Lebanon and the Arab countries, so that their efforts would join forces in pursuit of establishing and developing a civil, democratic state in their countries.
He added: “We aim and seek to establish a civil, democratic state, and to promote the values of right through difference and diversity. We also aim for religious education to be in accordance with the Human Fraternity Document issued by the Holy See (Pope Francis) and Al-Azhar University (His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb) for the sake of a university identity. Multiple cultures.{God is one and the paths to Him are many: those who believe, those who are Jews, the Sabians, the Christians, the Magi, and those who polytheists, God will separate them on the Day of Resurrection. God is witness to all things.}
And about “honoring in these bad times,” he said: “The question is appropriate: the times today in our country are bad. But it is also appropriate that bad times have been repeated and have not stopped in this small country. However, the creators did not wait for the happy times to innovate. A happy time for a coming renewal, an upcoming resurrection, and an awaited resurrection.If we had stayed waiting for the happy time (the Ministry of Culture and us), and the ages are in the hands of God, we would have been late in honoring them, at the time he failed to honor them, and in happy times, all those who were They have to do it before us.”
He concluded by thanking Minister Al-Murtada and Bakassini, “and our colleague, Dr. Claude Marji, for the efforts they made on behalf of the Tammuz Center in participating in the success of this celebration.”
Sponsorship Speech
After a speech by the Patriarch General, Professor Antoine Char, Sassin delivered the patronage speech, conveying “the apology of the Minister of Culture, Judge Muhammad Wissam Al-Murtada, for not personally attending the celebration activities, as he was on an official mission abroad,” and said: “The Inspiring Mountain” is a collection in French for Charles Corm, “Lebanon the Poet” is a book in Arabic by Salah Labaki, “Lebanon if he speaks” is also a book in Arabic by Said Akl.
He added: “The Land of the Creators” is a Lebanese association. Today, we raise a toast in honoring you, and everything else is not counted as books, collections, paintings, statues, films, investigations, plays, seminars, and other means of knowledge production that I have never looked at Lebanon except attached to letter and inspiration coupled with creativity and enlightenment. “.
And Sassin continued: “The works of his consolidation, which he threw in the lexicon of world culture, say with the highest presence: We are a homeland that has been given to mankind an alphabet and purple, a blessing for minds and luster for the body. By passing it, and the passion for Lamartine was only satisfied by the shade of its largest trees, and it gave rigidity to the stubborn mountains that made the Mutanabbi unable to stand without them. , singular in plural…or so it was…the day of the creators is its title, and the masters of its command are the only ones. By God, how did it become!
And he added: “But slowly, we are not blaming anyone, neither the political system nor the politicians, neither the outside nor the inside; neither the corruption of the government nor the conspiracies. society with creative thought, authentic art, and supreme values, and their left as a barrier to fanaticism.”
He said: “We all know, gentlemen, the pioneering contributions of the Lebanese to modern sciences in their various specializations, both home and diaspora, in building entity and national identities, in declaring human rights principles and laying the foundations of public freedoms in a bright devoid of democracy. And in consolidating the concepts of justice and the rule of law. For the Lebanese art yesterday and today, from the consolidation of pen, melody, color, chisel and image in the fields of fine arts, wherever the sun rises on dirt and water; if this cognitive glow that you represent to dominate national life, we would not have reached where we are.”
He added: “A nation that is not led by innovators is nothing but a heresy among nations. However, we are coming here to meet the joy of you and your achievements that erase all despair. And in order for your luminous hands and piercing determination to hold onto the hope of restoring Lebanon, a homeland for man, and a fortress of deep-rooted history, white whose name is white. Like snow on its black horn, its glory roaring like a waterfall of light on its sunrise We are here to remind your present of our future generations with splendor through, and still sits in our longings the eyelid seat of a human eye; “.
He concluded by presenting, “Minister Al-Murtada’s congratulations to the honored, creative and creative people, to the land of creators, Professor Kamal Bakassini, Tammuz Center for Studies, Dr. Adonis Al-Akrah, and to all the attendees.”
The honorees included
Lebanese musical and lyrical paintings, after which the honors rolled, and the honorees in this ceremony are: General Manager of the Music and Radio Sector at MBC Group Ziad Hamza, researcher and writer, lawyer Emile Hayek, designer and trainer of dance and distinguished academic Dr. Nadera Assaf, Dr. Peter Noun for his medical and humanitarian achievements , Mr. Ziad Nassar, the Lebanese designer transitioning to the world, the sculptor Mr. Pierre Karam for his creativity and achievements, Mr. Shawky Abi Hanna for his creativity in sculpting wax statues, Ms. Sarah Khalife for her achievements in swimming competitions, the fighter in the educational field, Dr. Dean Therese Al Hashem, Mr. Samir Awwad for his achievements in acting Theatrical, painter Andre Calvian, the creator of line drawing, and operatic singer Maxim Shami for his artistic career.
The honoring ended with a dinner and cake cutting for the occasion.
Source: National News Agency