Opened the Arab Network for Tolerance, in cooperation with the Permanent Peace Movement on Friday evening April 26, 2013 the fifth conference under the title "constitutions and requirements change in the Arab countries," in Issam Fares Hall, American University of Beirut. The prize was awarded for Arab tolerance, by Dr. Samir Morcos Assistant Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to transform the former Democratic and former deputy governor of Cairo, one of the Copts who play an important role in the national movement and the convergence between political forces. The conference was attended by a crowd of intellectuals and the media interested and submitted Rana Muslim, known to the network indicating that they gathered includes civil organizations and activists in the areas of human rights, democracy and free thought from all over the Arab world.

 

In the conference there were words for each of the Father Abdo Abu Kasem, director of the Catholic Center for Media and Mr. Jaafar Fadlallah, who stressed the importance of coexistence and dialogue, Dr. Iyad Barghouti, head of the Arab Network for Tolerance, deliver Gaizhohy a shield tolerance, at the headquarters Gamahalomrakih Beirut, in the presence of a large crowd of intellectuals and politicians, intellectuals and activists in the areas of human rights and religious leaders from various denominations stressing Onahtram the differences between us and the different components of our people is the foundation and structure of our countries and peoples. There was also a word to the representative of the Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon Stena Horne praised by the Arab Spring and the Arab revolutions, arguing that there are people standing in the darkness, and can consider them as unknown soldiers of the victory of freedom.

 

For his part, Fadi Abi Allam said in his speech on the importance of non-politicization of religion and the adoption of human rights as a criterion for the paper. Stressing the noble human choices that must imitate them and followed by disco. Dr Iyad Barghouti was considered that these annual award is given to an Arab personality, influence through intellectual and practical contribution in spreading the culture of tolerance, and needed by many in the Arab region, especially those infested lawsuits intolerance and sectarianism.

 

It is noteworthy that the Arab Network for Tolerance, presented Tolerance Prize in its first session of the State, Dr. Salim Hoss Prime Minister of Lebanon, former, and in the second session by Dr. Mohamed key academic Moroccan, and for young people in Tunisia and Egypt in the third, and Fourth Prize for Nadine Labaki, Lebanese director distinct from the film " Hla Win "as characterized by the values ​​of tolerance and Lebanon in the form of co-existence.