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Project Aladdin is a multi-faceted cultural initiative launched in March 2009 under the patronage of UNESCO with the aim of countering Holocaust denial and all forms of racism and intolerance, while promoting intercultural dialogue, particularly among Muslims and Jews.[1][2][3] The project was initiated by the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, a French foundation dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust.[1][2]
The Project's sponsors include former President of France Jacques Chirac, and Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who are also on the Project's "Board of Distinguished Patrons." Other members of the Board include former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, and former Mauritanian President Ely Ould Mohamed Vall.[4][5]
More than 500 distinguished figures from Europe, North America and the Muslim world have joined the project by declaring their support for its fundamental text, A Call to Conscience.[6] They include statesmen, parliamentarians, religious figures, intellectuals, historians, academics, authors, artists and civil society actors of different faiths and cultures.[7]
In its effort to promote knowledge as a bridge between cultures, the Aladdin Project has set up a multilingual website in English, French, Arabic, Persian and Turkish that contains information on the Holocaust, as well as a basic introduction to Jewish faith, history and culture and an overview of historical relations between Jews and Muslims in different countries.[8]
A tenet of the project is its online library, where books in Arabic and Persian can be downloaded free of charge.[9] The first collection includes the first-ever translation into Arabic and Persian of such classics as Anne Frank's Diary and Primo Levi's Survival in Auschwitz. In line with the project's expressed purpose of helping to "bring about a dialogue based on knowledge and mutual respect," the fast-expanding library is set to also include works of authors from the Muslim world translated into English and French.[8]
- ^ a b AFP (March 27, 2009). "French project aims to counter rise of Holocaust denial in Muslim world". European Jewish Press. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "New Web site to combat Holocaust denial". The Jerusalem Post. Associated Press. March 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Leaders from Europe, Muslim world to launch website aimed at ending Holocaust denial". Gulf News. Associated Press. March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "New Web site to combat Holocaust denial," Mar. 27, 2009, Associated Press [1] Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aladdin Projects launch conference". Projetaladin.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ ""A Call to Conscience"". Projetaladin.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Straits Times, March 27, 2007, "Project to remember Holocaust,"". Straitstimes.com. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b Aladdin Project : a dialogue based on the rejection of Holocaust denial - Fondation pour la Memoire de la Shoah
- ^ Aladdin Online Library: Free Access to Knowledge Aladdin Online Library: Free Access