The University of Sydney
November 25, 2010 – November 26, 2010
Convenors: Nijmeh Hajjar & Ahmad Shboul
This Conference celebrates the achievement of the leading Lebanese-Arab-American intellectual and man of letters, Ameen Rihani (1876-1940). It highlights the relevance of his original ideas to our own times. The Conference hopes to provide a shift away from the barren paradigms of the “clash of civilisations” by focusing on Rihani’s positive contributions, particularly in the context of cultural relations, and the quest for global peace on the basis of mutual acceptance and respect between peoples and cultures.
Invited Speakers
- Safdar Ahmed
- Samer Akkach
- Fadiah Alshehri
- Youssef Choueiri
- Nuwar Mawlawi Diab
- Todd Fine
- Nijmeh Hajjar
- Vrasidas Karalis
- Ali Mahafzah
- Naji Oueijan
- Ameen Albert Rihani
- Ahmad Shboul
