Lebanon and Syria before Christmas

Audio 48:30

Photo of the Christmas tree on the Place Sassine square, the Christian quarter of Achrafieh and the cover of Vincent Gelot's book "Nos fleurs du mal".

© Laurence Faure / Edition de la Martinière

By: Geneviève Delrue

2 min

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World Religions - Sunday December 19, 2021 - 10.10 a.m.-11.00 a.m. (Paris time)

In a context of scarcity and growing poverty with a failing state, how is Lebanon preparing to experience Christmas?

went to Lebanon to the places where the Oeuvre d'Orient participates in emergency aid, supports French-speaking schools, places of care and is involved in local reconstruction actions after the explosion of the August 4, 2020 in the port of Beirut.

On the program of this report: the school of the Three Doctors in Beirut, that of Al Matran al Raayia in Tripoli, the Rosary Hospital, the Cantine de Marie, the Libami association and meetings with the religious and associative world.

In addition to this report, the meeting in Paris with

,

, founder and coordinator of

. He was recently auditioned by the National Assembly's liaison and solidarity group with Eastern Christians and minorities in the Middle East. Also meeting with the

came to France to seek funds to support the French-speaking universities of the country weakened by the exodus of professors.

In the second part of this program,

presents his first book of poetry

 with this question which runs through the 126 revisited poems: and if Baudelaire wrote today, what would be Les fleurs du mal de contemporary man?

From terrorist attacks to Middle Eastern wars through the excesses of the consumer society, Vincent Gelot, humanitarian passionate about poetry and project manager for l'Oeuvre d'Orient in Syria and Lebanon, paints a powerful fresco of the contemporary world.

This collection of poems is beautifully illustrated by Edmond Baudoin.

Returning from a recent mission in Syria, Vincent Gelot testifies to the humanitarian catastrophe which is being seen in this country which has come off the radar of the media.  

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