International Summer University for International Leadership 2018
The 2018 International Summer University will take place in Istanbul, from July 8 to July 21. This year, Bahçeşehir University will host the program entitled “Mobility, Migration, Refugees and Xenophobia”. The Summer University is an annual program under the patronage of UNESCO with the participation of 35 prestigious universities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and America.

Outstanding musical event
To mark of the centenary of the birth of the Leonard Bernstein, the Orchestre national de France conducted by Yutaka Sado, performed the Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" in the auditorium of Radio-France. The musical work was performed with the libretto that the composer had asked his friend Samuel Pisar. This ecumenical text entitled "A Dialogue with God" was narrated by Judith Pisar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy, and Leah Pisar-Haas, President of the Aladdin Project.

The Aladdin Project congratulates Audrey Azoulay on her election as head of UNESCO
Leah Pisar, President of the Aladdin Project, extended the warmest congratulations of the Board of Directors and the members of the Aladdin Project to Ms. Azoulay for her election as Director-General of UNESCO.

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER UNIVERSITY FOR INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
The fifth International Summer University for Intercultural Leadership was organized in Baku and Gakh, two Azerbaijani cities, from July 24 to July 31, on the theme “Intercultural dialogue in the context of religious and cultural diversity”.

Dr. Aly El-Samman, Tireless Campaigner for Peace, Passes Away
Dr. Aly El-Samman, a tireless advocate for peace and the rapprochement of cultures and religions, has passed away. The Board of Directors of the Aladdin Project expresses its sincere condolences to his wife, Brigitte, to their family and to the Egyptian people.