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The Jerusalem
Festival December 15/99 - January 5/2000 Held in Cooperation with Bethlehem 2000 Project
2000 ... A New Century to Challenge The 1999 Religious Music Festival "Amen" is the 3rd festival organized by Yabous Productions within the national program of Bethlehem 2000 celebrations. The events could be described as garden in which many different flowers grow. Each flower has a different smell and color, each has its own special shape and form, each has its beauty reflecting one aspect of the role of Yabous in Jerusalem. And our aim in this program was to present the Palestinian, Arab and religious dimensions of Jerusalem to the world. Yabous presented "Amen" on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan and the last Christmas of the millennium. One hundred and three Christian and Moslem artists from eight different countries participated in this Religious Music Festival. The Jerusalem based Yabous cooperated with the Bethlehem 2000 Project, the National Conservatory of Music in Ramallah, The Nablus Municipality, the Committee for the Promotion of Tourism in Jericho and the Governorate of Jenin in order to hold the Festival in these six cities. Admission to many performances was free of charge. |
