Reportage by Rosa Dalmiglio and Lida Sherafatmand   At the National Institution Cultural Centre “Brothers Miladinovci” , in Struga – North Macedonia   Leading citizens Prof Dr Agim Poshka (university professor of linguistics and musician) and Mr Gligor Kiatoski (attorney and activist) coming from two different religious backgrounds, Muslim and Christian came together with other members of the community at the National Institution Cultural Centre “Brothers Miladinovci”,  specially the youth, in order to express their experience of a multi-ethnic and multi-religious community. Lida Sherafatmand, international artist, displayed her painting “Oasis” which is based on the structure of human heart. The painting expresses the oasis of love inside our heart as humans regardless the religious backgrounds. All the attendees wrote a personal good wish for peace and prosperity among people of different religions and in particular in the city of Struga which is multi-ethnic and multi-religious. Their personal wish is their prayer for peace, recorded at the back of this painting which gives a visual image to the oasis of love existing inside our heart. The painting was given as a gift souvenir from this interfaith event to the National Institution Cultural Centre “Brothers Miladinovci” in Struga, which is administered by the Minister of Culture of North Macedonia.   Photographs of the event by Ms Lidija Mojsosvka   From left: Mr Gligor Kiatoski (attorney and activist), Lida Sherafatmand (artist-painter), Prof Dr Agim Poshka (professor of linguistics)   Members of the audience as Lida Sherafatmand was explaining her experience of witnessing the peace between Christian and Muslim citizens in the city of Struga   Attorney Gligor Kiatoski explaining the multi-ethnic background in his city, coming from one the oldest families in the town, and being proud of this peace achievement between the religions present. Writing personal good wishes/prayers behind the painting.   Active youth from Struga at the interfaith meeting     Painting “Oasis”, by Lida Sherafatmand, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, 2019 (This painting was created during Lida Sherafatmand's fellowship artist in residency at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, in Germany)

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