Colombian pop singer Shakira promoted her global education campaign with a stop at a joint Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Kicking off Israel's third annual Presidential Conference with a plea for children's education worldwide, Shakira, a U.N. goodwill ambassador, said the Holy Land was the "perfect place to talk about how urgent it is to invest in education."
"The most crucial decision we can make for a better tomorrow is how we educate our children," she said, speaking alongside her host, Israeli President Shimon Peres.
"How wonderful it would be if the world would act like a team. We have so many challenges ahead of us, so many problems to solve," she said. "This is the time to behave like a team, to wear the same T-shirts and to win the match of discrimination, to win the match of inequality and segregation."
Shakira was the most high-profile international guest to take part in Peres' third annual "Israeli Presidential Conference" -- an event that attracted 1,700 figures from outside Israel.
The diverse guest list ranged from U.S. comedian Sarah Silverman to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Source:http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110623/ENTERTAINMENT/106230317/1005/RSS04
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