The Aley Cultural Club hosted a book signing for *Toward the New Land: The Three Batches of Volunteers* by author Dolores Cannon.
Translated by Nabila Youssef Al-Faqih, the event drew a large crowd of officials and representatives from cultural and social circles.
The event was attended by representatives from the Aley Municipality and various cultural and economic associations and organizations.
Also in attendance were prominent figures, including May Al-Khalil, president of the Beirut Marathon Association, and several members of the association.
The ceremony opened with the national anthem, followed by a speech by Fouad Shaya, president of the Aley Club, in which he praised Al-Fakih’s efforts.
He noted that the book does not merely translate words from one language to another, but opens new doors of knowledge and reflection for the Arab reader.
Engineer Dunya Abu Khuzam Al-Shaar also spoke about the importance of openness to other cultures while preserving one’s identity.
Writer Fadi Shehab, meanwhile, described the book as a call for inner awareness and choosing love over fear and anger.
For her part, Nabila Al-Faqih explained that the book addresses the concepts of cosmic consciousness and the spiritual evolution of humanity.
It presents the author’s perspective on three groups of volunteers
and their role in helping Earth transition to a new stage of consciousness.
The event concluded with Al-Fakih signing copies of the book and presenting them as gifts to the attendees, followed by a cocktail reception.
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