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MARRAKECH, MOROCCOMarrakech was founded in 1062 by Almoravid leader Yusuf ibn Tashfin; it served as the capital of Morocco from 1062-1147 and again from 1550 to1960. It was captured by the French in 1912, Marrakech has extensive gardens, a 14th–century palace, and a former palace of sultan that is now a museum of Moroccan art. The University Ben Youssef, a centre of Islamic studies, is in Marrakech. |
2/15/2008
Venues of the IAPMC in 2008In 2008 two key events for us, members of the IAPMC, are the Executive Board meeting which will be in Suwon, S. Korea from 23-27 April 2008. The second important event is, of course, our annual General Assembly which will be kindly hosted by the city of Sochi, Russian Federation, from 13-16 November 2008. The topic of the General Assembly will be ‘The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Struggle for Peace’.
12/31/2007
60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human RightsThe International Association of Peace Messenger Cities has undertaken a campaign to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It will be culminated at our General Assembly in Sochi, Russia on November 13, 2008 under the theme” The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Struggle for Peace!”
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