HRH Prince Moulay Rachid crowns scout camp with the call for promoting International Friendship

Rabat, July 8, 2007 – His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, President of Moroccan National Federation of Scouting, gave commencement to the 3rd session of the International meeting of Scouts and Solidarity at Scouting Headquarters in Rabat.

To mark one hundred years of scouting, under the directions of His Royal Highness the Moroccan National Federation of Scouting organizes the third edition of International meeting of Scouts and Solidarity under the motto “Friendship Meeting”  that aims to promote the values of friendship, solidarity, tolerance and partnership.

His Royal Highness created this program to encourage young scouts from 15 to 18 years and their organizers and to give them unique chance to develop real friendship, sharing in the spirit of laughing and conversing between scouts of many diverse nationalities.

His Royal Highness who takes deep concern in empowerment of youth generations,  ensures that at this session of the International meeting,  the important questions will be examined, including to carry out the projects that  will contribute to the principles of fraternity and solidarity, living together intercultural and humane projects and to discover the beauty of Kingdom of Morocco.

His Royal Highness underlined scouting’s innovative approach to culture and increasing role as a platform for intercultural exchange, highlighting the Kingdom of Morocco as a home to one of the most exciting and culturally diverse centre of today's world.

His Royal Highness also highlighted the importance of building partnerships with societies and communities as the power of friendship and fraternity in human relationship.

“Friendship Meeting 2007”  is taking place from July 8 to 22, 2007 in Moroccan city of Rabat, following the discovery of city Fès and Marrakech.

Comments

[raghada]

I used to be in scout club It was a good deal fun. I like the summers camps the most.

[Ari]

What is Friendship?
If not following the creed of Abraham
For God chose Abraham as a friend

What is Friendship?
If not accepting the Davids and the Jonathans
In absence of any attached conditions

What is Friendship?
If not the faith and courage displays
By Sts. Perpetua and Fecilitas

What is Friendship?
If not the sweetness of Lord Krishna
In the epic of Mahabharata

What is Friendship?
If not great Cicero’s treatise
For the sake of posterity

What is Friendship?
If not a hamlet of settlement
Of differences and arguments

What is Friendship?
If not the festival of Niagara River
Between international borders

What is Friendship?
If not the public charter schools
To breed the posse comitatus

What is Friendship?
If not the mutual esteem and affection
Albeit one’s faith, race and nation

What is Friendship?
If not the sense of serene intimacy
Felt and shared between you and me


Reference:
1. For God chose Abraham as a friend - The Quran (4:125), on Friendship with God, which is the central theme of sufi school of thought.
2. David and Jonathan – Heroic figures from Old Testament Book of Samuel, associated to homosexuality by some school of thoughts.
3. Perpetua and Felicitas - two 3rd century Christian martyrs venerated as saints, the epitome of an exceptional friendship between two women.
4. Lord Krishna – described in the Hindu epic of Mahabharata, known for his colourful friendship.
5. Cicero’s treatise – Famous ancient writing called “On Friendship (Laelius)” written by Marcus Tullius Cicero.
6. posterity – defined as “future generations” (collectively).
7. hamlet of settlement – Friendship Village, Allegany County, New York, USA, formed to halt incidence of feuding.
8. Festival of Niagara River – Friendship Festival, a celebration of the bond between the USA and Canada.
9. public charter schools – Friendship Public Charter Schools in the USA, with Posse Scholarship Program for highly exceptional students.
10. posse comitatus – Medieval Latin for “force of the country”.

[Ary]

I'm very grateful to Prince Moulay Rachid who has devoted his whole life to exemplary public service.