
π΅ Building Bridges Through Music ποΈ
Lebanese Singer Carine Basili Meets the Israeli Public
A Historic Conversation About Peace, Music, and Hope
π Join Us for This Special Live Stream!
π€ Meet the Speakers
π΅ Carine Basili
Lebanese Singer & Peace Advocate
Carine Basili is breaking barriers through music, creating bridges between cultures with her powerful bilingual performances. Her moving remakes of Israeli Eurovision songs in both Hebrew and Arabic have captured hearts across the region.
ποΈ Tom Wegner
Middle East Center Host
Founder of the Center for Middle East Normalization | Strategic Consultant | Author | Winner of the Global Books Award. He facilitates important conversations about peace and coexistence in the Middle East, bringing together voices from across the region to discuss paths toward understanding and reconciliation.
π Carine’s Musical Bridge to Peace
Carine Basili has emerged as a powerful voice for peace through her groundbreaking musical projects that transcend borders and political divides. Her work demonstrates how art can create understanding where politics has failed.
πΆ Recent Musical Achievements
Carine recently released a deeply moving remake of Yuval Raphael’s Eurovision song, performing it in both Hebrew and Arabic. This powerful rendition symbolizes the possibility of harmony between cultures and languages, showing how music can unite rather than divide.
In another bold artistic statement, Carine performed an Arabic version of Eden Golan’s Eurovision hit “Hurricane.” This decision to reimagine Israeli songs in Arabic represents a creative act of bridge-building, making Israeli music accessible and meaningful to Arabic-speaking audiences.
Carine Basili has been nominated for a Grammy Award for her song “Jerusalem” β a remarkable achievement that brings international recognition to her message of peace and coexistence.
π¬ Discussion Topics
This live stream conversation will explore crucial themes about peace, music, and the future of Israeli-Lebanese relations:
An honest conversation about what peace could look like and the obstacles that must be overcome to achieve it.
How Carine uses her art to create connections between Israeli and Lebanese people, and the power of music to transcend political boundaries.
The significance of performing Israeli songs in Arabic and Hebrew, and what this means for cultural exchange in the Middle East.
Carine’s artistic process and the meaning behind her decision to reimagine these powerful songs for broader audiences.
Discussion about this prestigious recognition and what the song means for peace advocacy through music.
π Why This Conversation Matters
In a region marked by decades of conflict and misunderstanding, grassroots initiatives like Carine’s musical bridges offer glimpses of what peace could look like. This live stream represents more than just a conversation about musicβit’s about:
When an Israeli audience hears a Lebanese singer perform their songs with respect and beauty, it challenges preconceptions and reminds us of our shared humanity.
While governments negotiate, people-to-people connections like this conversation plant seeds of understanding that can grow into lasting peace.
Art transcends politics. It speaks to emotions, creates empathy, and opens hearts in ways that political discourse often cannot achieve.
This conversation offers a glimpse of what regional cooperation and friendship could look likeβneighbors sharing culture, celebrating each other’s art, and building a peaceful future together.
π΅ A New Day is Possible ποΈ
Join us this Sunday as we explore how music can build the bridges that politics has struggled to create. Carine Basili’s courage in reaching across borders through her art reminds us that peace is not just a distant dreamβit’s something we can actively build, one conversation, one song, one connection at a time.
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