{"id":264597,"date":"2019-12-18T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=264597"},"modified":"2019-12-17T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T21:19:07","slug":"palestines-supreme-judge-visits-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/palestines-supreme-judge-visits-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestine\u2019s supreme judge visits Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Palestine\u2019s supreme judge and the president\u2019s advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, traveled to Brazil to attend meetings and the 32nd<\/sup> International Conference for Muslims of Latin America & the Caribbean<\/a>. Themed Citizenship: Rights and Duties<\/em>, the event was held in S\u00e3o Paulo from December 13 to 15.<\/p>\n

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The magistrate lauded the integration of Arabs into Brazilian society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The conference featured Al-Habbash \u2013 a former minister of Religious Affairs \u2013 as a speaker on citizenship practices for Arab descendants in Brazil. \u201cWe\u2019ve had several meetings with Brazilians of Arab descent. We encourage connections between Muslims and Christians to keep this Brazilian nationality alive. We tell them that \u2018Brazil is now your home country.\u2019 We want them to be citizens in the true sense of the word, in duties and rights,\u201d he told ANBA this Tuesday (17).<\/p>\n

He said diaspora members in Brazil get to keep their roots while becoming involved with the nation that embraced them. \u201cWe\u2019ll tell them that Islam encourages Muslims to be active and firm in the society they live and work in, and we\u2019ll tell them how to enhance this connection. We\u2019ll tell them how to carry themselves as citizens of Arab background with dual citizenship,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The Conference was attended by second- and third-generation descendants. Al-Habbash was featured in multiple panels and lectures, including the Symposium on the Identity of Jerusalem<\/a>, which saw him go in depth on Palestine\u2019s current scenario.<\/p>\n

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Mahmoud Al-Habbash would like to see freedom of movement for Christians and Muslims alike in the Palestinian territories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The supreme judge also attended meetings in the sidelines of the event, including meetings with Brazilian Catholic Church leaders. On Monday (16), Al-Habbash traveled to Rio de Janeiro to meet with cardinal Dom Orani Jo\u00e3o Tempesta. On the same day, in S\u00e3o Paulo, he sat down with cardinal Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer. He said the meetings underscored the idea that \u201cthe Brazilian church and the Brazilian people are with the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n

At both meetings, the leaders discussed the situation in territories deemed sacred by several religions. \u201cThe most important issues in Palestine and the Holy Land are in the interest of both the Christian and the Muslim world, as well as of all humanity. The first point is the measures that are impacting the daily lives of the Palestinian people, including the ban on religious practices by both Christians and Muslims. We have hundreds of Palestinian Muslims who cannot enter their holy places. Now, we\u2019re celebrating Christmas and Palestinian Christians have an aspiration to get to Jerusalem and Bethlehem easily and undeterred,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u00e9rgio Tomisaki\/ANBA<\/div>\n
S\u00e9rgio Tomisaki\/ANBA<\/div>\n
S\u00e9rgio Tomisaki\/ANBA<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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