HRH Prince Hassan returned home on Sunday after attending the second session of the Assembly of the Parliament of Culture in Ankara
(18/04/2005 - www.menafn.com)
AMMAN - (JT) - HRH Prince Hassan returned home on Sunday after attending the second session of the Assembly of the Parliament of Culture in Ankara.
The founders, Professor Ihsan Dogramaci and Prince Hassan, joined members from Venezuela, Malaysia, Germany, Turkey, Israel, Georgia, Australia and America at Bilkent University.
In his address to the assembly, the Prince said the Parliament of Cultures was a living testament both to the heterodox history of the Mediterranean region and to our common heritage.
He emphasised that the assembly, was not working against, but for a shared vision, a culture of compliance, a code of conduct, citizens' conferencing and a new international humanitarian order.
The Prince said that the central role of culture in human interaction in the 21st century could not be underestimated. He added that the forces that threaten the breakdown of order stem from a crisis in identity — a cultural crisis.
That is why it is so important that this Parliament fulfils its potential, conceiving of shared solutions across cultures and leading the way from the ubiquitous culture of war towards a culture of peace.”
During his visit to Ankara Prince Hassan also attended a conference organised by the Acadبmie de la Latinitب on the theme, “Islam, Latinity, Transmodernity.”
In his address, the Prince said the trans-modern world which we are seeking, is one in which we engage as equal partners in the process of cultural assimilation and in which our differences only lead us towards our common humanity.
Prince Hassan emphasised that here that he was talking about culture, not about “first world” or “third world”: “I am talking about market forces being balanced by the need for ethical integrity.