18 result(s) for syria in Community & Culture
St Ephraim Male Choir In St Stephen’s Basilica, 19 June
- 14 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Saint Ephraim Male Choir and their guests are inviting all their friends to enter the refreshing and enchanting realm of Byzantine music in an exceptionally beautiful venue, the St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. This is going to be the fifth season of the series which has grown to be an integrate part of our lives. Saint Ephraim Male Choir is eager to discover lesser-known territories of the ...
The View From Here: Artists, 4 - 7 June
- 1 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
From Ai Wei Wei to Banksy, we can see art engaging policy and the political sphere. But in an increasingly connected world where cultural production is ever more easily disseminated, how can this engagement be most effective and meaningful?
One World, One Humanity: Promoting Empathy
- 26 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- community & culture
"This presentation seeks to promote empathy and understanding between groups in conflict. This is based in part on recent research conducted worldwide.
Empathy is defined as: “the capacity to recognise emotions, thoughts and attitudes that are being experienced by others.” It should lead to greater understanding of others whether individuals or in groups. Two types of empathy are distinguished, ...
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Discussion About The Syrian Revolution, Gólya Budapest, 1 March
- 27 Feb 2015 8:10 AM
- community & culture
"From revolution to international proxy war. The Syrian revolution started in 2011 and after half a year of peaceful insurrection it turned step by step to a civil war, then to an international conflict.
Hungarian Youth Orgs To Light Candles For Christian Victims Of ISIS
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ruling Fidesz’s youth arm Fidelitas and the Young Christian Democrats (IKSZ) on Friday will light candles in Budapest for the Christians who have fallen victim to brutal attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Members of the Jihadist organisation have murdered hundreds of people for their citizenship or religion, including US journalist James Foley, with heinous brutality, the ...
Depardieu To Recite Syrian Poems In Budapest On 1 September
- 28 Aug 2014 6:40 AM
- community & culture
French actor Gerard Depardieu and blues singer Hobo will recite poems by Syrian poet Adonis at a literary evening in Budapest on September 1.
Goodfriend Attends Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2013 12:50 PM
- community & culture
We extend a warm welcome to Charge d'affaires a.i. M. André Goodfriend, who made his first public appearance yesterday at the Hungarian Red Cross to honor those participating in the Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive. André, who hails from Arizona, says he enjoys speaking Hungarian - which is one of the 10 languages he has studied.
St Ephraim Male Choir In St Stephen’s Basilica, 19 June
- 14 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Saint Ephraim Male Choir and their guests are inviting all their friends to enter the refreshing and enchanting realm of Byzantine music in an exceptionally beautiful venue, the St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. This is going to be the fifth season of the series which has grown to be an integrate part of our lives. Saint Ephraim Male Choir is eager to discover lesser-known territories of the ...
The View From Here: Artists, 4 - 7 June
- 1 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
From Ai Wei Wei to Banksy, we can see art engaging policy and the political sphere. But in an increasingly connected world where cultural production is ever more easily disseminated, how can this engagement be most effective and meaningful?
One World, One Humanity: Promoting Empathy
- 26 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- community & culture
"This presentation seeks to promote empathy and understanding between groups in conflict. This is based in part on recent research conducted worldwide.
Empathy is defined as: “the capacity to recognise emotions, thoughts and attitudes that are being experienced by others.” It should lead to greater understanding of others whether individuals or in groups. Two types of empathy are distinguished, ...
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Discussion About The Syrian Revolution, Gólya Budapest, 1 March
- 27 Feb 2015 8:10 AM
- community & culture
"From revolution to international proxy war. The Syrian revolution started in 2011 and after half a year of peaceful insurrection it turned step by step to a civil war, then to an international conflict.
Hungarian Youth Orgs To Light Candles For Christian Victims Of ISIS
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ruling Fidesz’s youth arm Fidelitas and the Young Christian Democrats (IKSZ) on Friday will light candles in Budapest for the Christians who have fallen victim to brutal attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Members of the Jihadist organisation have murdered hundreds of people for their citizenship or religion, including US journalist James Foley, with heinous brutality, the ...
Depardieu To Recite Syrian Poems In Budapest On 1 September
- 28 Aug 2014 6:40 AM
- community & culture
French actor Gerard Depardieu and blues singer Hobo will recite poems by Syrian poet Adonis at a literary evening in Budapest on September 1.
Goodfriend Attends Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2013 12:50 PM
- community & culture
We extend a warm welcome to Charge d'affaires a.i. M. André Goodfriend, who made his first public appearance yesterday at the Hungarian Red Cross to honor those participating in the Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive. André, who hails from Arizona, says he enjoys speaking Hungarian - which is one of the 10 languages he has studied.