Some 250 artists to take part in Fez festival of world sacred music, president
Morocco-Regional, Local, 4/15/2003

Some 250 artists from the five continents will participate in the 9th Fez festival of world sacred music, to take place June 6-14, said president of the event, Mohammed Kabbaj.

Speaking at a press conference Friday, Kabbaj said the 9th edition, to be held under the theme "from my soul to your soul: the art of transmission" will focus on various themes including "Our responsibility in defining and shaping the future generations," "Identities of peace and a global, spiritual notion of citizenship," "The ends and purpose of business enterprise," "Media and ethics: From the real to the virtual" and the role of education in the construction of a mutually supportive world.

Mohammed Kabbaj reiterated that the event remains faithful to its principle since its first edition of 1994. This year, it will illustrate the peaceful co-existence between peoples and religions. In a message published on the festival's website "fezfestival.org" president of the festival says "the intercultural dialogue of the sacred that is promoted by the Festival and the "Rencontres de Fes" Colloquium provides an anchoring ground, and takes us beyond the level of globalization to an understanding of universality, citing the Koranic verse IL, 13:"Humans, you were created from a man and from a woman, and you were created from different peoples and nations so that you might know one another: In God's eyes, the most noble among you are those who are the most virtuous."

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