Nura Jumblat receives in Iceland LennonOno Award for Peace

The President of Kayani Foundation, Nura Jumblat, received on Tuesday the LennonOno Award for Peace 2016 from Yoko Ono in Reykjavik, Iceland in the presence of a large number of participants, including Icelandic officials and some 200 international and diplomatic figures, in addition to Kayani Friends representative in the US. To recall, the prize is awarded every two years to dignitaries from around the world for their achievements in the fields of arts, culture or humanitarian issues. The nominees for this year’s grant were: Anish Kapoor, Ai Weiwie, Katalin Ladik and Olafur Eliasson. Ai Weiwei has named Kayani Foundation asking Nura Jumblat to receive the prize. During the ceremony, Jumblat explained the work of her foundation with Syrian refugee in Lebanon, particularly in the area of education, as well as emotional and social support to children. In conclusion, Jumblat appealed for ending the war in the neighbouring country as well as the suffering and hardships of Syrians. (Al Mustaqbal, October 13, 2016)