LEBANON
Beauty, wounds, hope

Our time is marked by conflicts between collective identities that close themselves off to dialogue. And yet the long history of the Lebanese mosaic shows that confrontation is not an inevitable destiny: different cultures and social forms can coexist within a common space, generating a “symphony” of distinct voices within a broader, pluralist horizon. Religious faiths, when lived authentically and not used as levers of armed power, are capable of fostering harmony, educating people in respect for the other, in fraternity, and ultimately in forgiveness and the welcoming of diversity.

The peaceful and supportive coexistence that has matured over the centuries in Lebanon is “not only an event of the past, but a compass that must continue to guide us” (Leo XIV), even in a context of ever-looming war.

There are paths of peacemaking and reconciliation, seeds of hope, which we intend to document as a realistic and constructive alternative to a crisis that risks becoming devastating.

Exhibition produced by Fondazione Meeting per l’amicizia fra i popoli ETS

Exhibition promoted by rivista LineaTempo

Curated by Andrea Caspani, Giorgio Cavalli, Giuseppe Emmolo, Danilo Zardin

In collaboration with Fondazione Internazionale Oasis, Associazione Pro Terra Sancta ETS, Fondazione AVSI

Scientific committee Andrea Avveduto, Head of Communications, Pro Terra Sancta ETS; Martino Diez, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Fondazione Internazionale Oasis; Mons. Mounir Khairallah, Bishop of Batroun; Marco Perini, MENA Regional Manager, Fondazione AVSI

Video maker Luca Mondellini