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ANNUAL REPORT Page 2 THE GEORGE AND LISA ZAKHEM KAHLIL GIBRAN CHAIR FOR VALUES AND PEACE La Femme Découvre la Nature A N N U A L R E P O R T MAY 201 7 - APRI L 201 8 THE GEORGE AND LISA ZAKHEM KAHLI L GI BRAN CHAI R FOR VALUES AND PEACE * * * COLLEGE OF BEHAVI ORAL AND SOCI AL SCI ENCES * * * UNI VERSI TY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK * * * MAY 201 7 - APRI L 201 8 * * * PREPARED BY THE STAFF OF THE GI BRAN CHAI R MAY RIHANI, AUTHOR PATRICIA FLEDERMAN, CONTRIBUTOR MICHAEL DRAVIS, EDITOR MONA REZVANI, DESIGN @GIBRANCHAIR 3101 Chincoteague Hall / University of Maryland / 7401 Preinkert Drive, College Park, MD 20742 Telephone: 301-405-3711 / Email: [email protected] / Web: gibranchair.umd.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS page 1 I. INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR. ......................................................................................................page 2 II. THIRD GIBRAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. ..........................................................................page 6 III. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ...............................................................................page 8 IV. CHAIR'S CULTURAL EVENTS 1 . In Search of a Prophet with Paul-Gordon Chandler.. ................................................................page 11 2 . A Cultural event with the Embassy OF Lebanon. .....................................................................page 14 3 . Kahlil Gibran, Art and International Development for BSOS International Week.. .............page 17 4 . Maryland Day 2018. .......................................................................................................................page 20 V. LECTURES GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOR. ...........................................................................................page 22 VI. CHAIR AND CHAIR RELATED PUBLICATIONS. .............................................................................page 31 VII. LIST OF PARTNERSHIPS (TABLE). ....................................................................................................page 35 VIII. NEW SOURCES AND RESOURCES ABOUT GIBRAN 1 . The Gibran Society in Gombe, Nigeria. ......................................................................................page 38 2 . 104 translations of The Prophet. .....................................................................................................age 40 IX. ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, THE COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND THE KAHLIL GIBRAN CHAIR FOR VALUES AND PEACE.........page 41 ANNUAL REPORT page 2 Can you comment on some of the Chair's I N T E R V I E W prominent activities under these two pillars, the academic study of Gibran and W I T H T H E the policy-relevant work of development? D I R E C T O R What an excellent question! A 1 : I do appreciate the themes you Editor's note (M. Dravis): This interview was conducted via e-mail in May 2018, after which the material was slightly edited for publication. gave to the first year, "Purposeful Relaunch," and to the second year If the Gibran Chair's theme in "Consolidation and Enlargement," because I Q 1 : 2016-2017 can be described as think they capture in a very accurate way "purposeful relaunch," then perhaps the what happened in my first year as director Chair's pattern in 2017-2018 could be of the Chair, and what is happening characterized as "consolidation and presently in my second. enlargement," meaning consolidation of the Chair's traditional focus on the life and In the second year, I restructured the Chair legacy of Gibran and enlargement of the into two pillars: an academic one and an Chair's mission to include international international development one. Both development. pillars are inspired by Gibran's writings, aspirations, and values. INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR page 3 Both aim at working with others to ensure The forthcoming proceedings of that the values that emanate from social Q 2 : the Gibran Third International justice, equality, inclusiveness, valuing Conference span intellectual generations in minorities, searching and highlighting the that they include contributions by common ground, and of course recognizing "founders of Gibran studies" like Roger the oneness of humanity, are adhered to. Allen (who includes a warm tribute to the late Suheil Bushrui,* your predecessor as Under the academic pillar, the Chair Chair director) as well as by younger, and planned and organized the Gibran Third even next-generation, Gibran researchers. International Conference in partnership with the Center for Lebanese Heritage at From your perspective, what are the major the Lebanese American University. We held continuities—and differences, if any—in the the conference in Beirut, Lebanon and we research interests of long-established and had professors and researchers from eight more recent Gibran scholars? universities and several centers, institutes * "This essay is dedicated to the memory of Suheil Bushrui, and organizations give lectures about literature scholar and humanist." Gibran. As you mentioned in your Among the panelists and the audience A 2 : question, the forthcoming several countries were represented, among proceedings of the Gibran Third them: Lebanon, the USA, England, Italy, International Conference include articles by France, Australia, Egypt, Tunisia, and professors and researchers who span Curacao. We discussed and analyzed the generations. Examples of contributions by relevance of Gibran's writings to the issues researchers from different generations of the twenty-first century, including the would be: the in-depth literary analysis of issues of equality and social justice. The Gibran short stories by Professor Emeritus conference was held in English and Arabic, Roger Allen, who represents that and a book capturing the proceedings is intellectual generation of analysts and forthcoming. literary critics; and the amazing search and discoveries of the number of translations of Under the international development pillar, the book The Prophet that was completed we launched a project titled Women as by two researchers—Francesco Medici and Partners in Progress, and we are Glen Kalem—who represent a different implementing it in three countries: generation fascinated by discoveries Morocco, Jordan, and Kuwait. This project's uncovered, especially, by the use of focus is the advancement of the concepts technology. of equity and equality in society, which parallels Gibran's emphasis on these issues Q 3 : The Gibran Third International in both his Arabic and English writings, in Conference is an excellent particular in his Arabic book "Al-Ajniha Al example of the organic and functional links Moutakassira" (Broken Wings) and in "The between the Gibran Chair and Lebanon in Prophet". that it took place in Beirut under the co- sponsorship of the Chair and the Center for Lebanese Heritage of Lebanese American University. INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR page 4 The Center for Lebanese Heritage operates Turning to the Gibran Chair's under the direction of Henri Zoghaib; what Q 4 : international development pillar, roles do intellectual organizations—and what have been some of the main individual intellectuals—play in the cultural life accomplishments to date of the Chair's of Lebanon? flagship development initiative, Women as Partner in Peace? As you stated, the Gibran Third A 3 : International Conference is truly an And how do you think that this project is excellent example of the strong organic links different from other women-oriented between the Gibran Chair and Lebanon. In international development projects? addition to having the Center for Lebanese Heritage at the Lebanese American University A 4 : Our project is funded by the state co-sponsor with us, the Gibran Chair also department's U.S.-Middle East partnered with: the Gibran National Partnership Initiative (MEPI). It is a regional Committee of Lebanon; at least four other project for the Middle East and North Africa universities in Lebanon; and several other (MENA) region and is being implemented institutions. It was amazingly satisfying for all in three countries: Morocco, Jordan, and of us to come together to celebrate this Kuwait. towering figure from Lebanon whose writings are about universal values and whose message We launched the project in each country by is about love, oneness, unity in diversity, and delivering a Knowledge Seminar involving peace. You also ask about the role of the 30 women leaders who are selected from individual intellectual in Lebanon such as different sectors of society. The synthesis of Henri Zoghaib. You would be surprised about qualitative and quantitative research that is the powerful role of intellectuals within presented and discussed during the Lebanese society. When I was growing up in seminar is about gender roles in the Arab Lebanon, and in particular in the 1960s and world in general, and within each one of early 1970s, intellectuals such as Onsi El-Hajj, the three countries in particular. Said Akl, and Adonis—just to cite a few—were the powerful voices that influenced the During each country seminar, we discuss thinking of the younger generations. These the intersection of gender roles with the were voices that called for separation of political, economic, education, health, and church and state, equality, modernization of law sectors. We also discuss advances in literature, and total freedom of expression. In gender equality as well as constraints that those days, the university students in Lebanon hinder and delay progress. were very influenced by such intellectuals. During the
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