Welcome on MEDiakitab blog. This program aims at sharing information and ressources dedicated to reading and writing practices, from story telling to digital form, in the Euro-Mediterranean space.

MEDiakitab association, located in Marseille, is in charge of administrating the blog. Contents are a reflection of the activities, analysis and knowledge developped by the network members.

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COBIAC and the city of Martigues welcome Kamel Suleiman of Tamer Institute

An organizer from Tamer Institute meet digital and reading cultural operators

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Kamel Suleiman © Espace lecture Vaillant-Acelem

Kamel Sulieman is a team mate of the Tamer Institute, which leads many initiatives on reading and writing in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip : writing workshops, publishing of several collections of books, creation and support to libraries in refugee camps… He came to do [...]

Bel Horizon, ardent defender of patrimony in Oran

Discovering a diverse heritage

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Logo © Bel Horizon

Created in 2002, on the occasion of the 11th centenary of the city, Bel Horizon is a dynamic association that aims at promoting Oranese heritage in all its aspects. The guides trained by the association offer others thematic tours, which make the participants aware of the patrimony wealth in Oran [...]

Once upon a time, Oran…

Le Petit Lecteur d’Oran propose the 6th edition of story telling festival

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From 12h to16h of March 2012, the organization « Le petit lecteur d’Oran » organized the the 6th edition of story telling festival in Oran. The cultural event is now considered as a major attraction. Several components take part in the success of the popular [...]

Tamer publishing in Palestine

Quality books for children

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Tamer’s publishing unit is complementary to the children literature department at the institute. Since its establishment, the unit has published 150 children and young adults’ books and reference materials on children literature. The books published by Tamer are either written by Palestinian professional and amateur writers or translated from other languages and cultures; a special [...]

IT training fot teachers in Egypt

Developping new educative tools within French speaking schools

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Egyptian Catholic Schools Training Consultant

June 2010

“Teacher training” © CFECE-cairo

Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes-TILO is designed to improve the quality of teaching, learning and school management thanks to the use of technology by pupils in schools. The American Agency for International Development & Technology and Technology for Improved Learning Outcomes are working [...]

Tamer Institute for community Education

Reading promotion as a tool for the young educative and cultural development in Palestine

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Intervention for the Mediakitab meeting – Marseille by Samar Qutob

Tamer’s profile :

Tamer Institute for Community Education is a Palestinian educational non-profit organization established in 1989 as a natural and necessary response to the urgent needs of the Palestinian community during the first intifada (uprising).

The most important of these [...]

Public reading in Lebanon

Cultural action for youth and book policies

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Imad Hachem/Head of Books & Reading/Lebanese Ministry of Culture

 

“The Lebanese are scattered around the globe. In 2009 they played hosts”. Chosen by UNESCO as the World Book Capital in 2009, Beirut was the scene of a cultural year such as Lebanon had never known.

“A window on the diversity of cultures and a [...]

Milan libraries

A network for public reading

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The Public Library System in Milan is made up of 26 units : that is 1 Central library , 24 branch libraries and 11 circulating libraries scattered throughout the town. The organization of the whole system is based upon two coordinated units ; one responsible of the Central library and the other for the branch [...]

A graffiti project in libraries

Urban art exhibited in the space for youth

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by Aldo Pirola

In Affori, a district on the outskirts of Milan the “ space for youngsters” was opened in 2006., specially designed for teenagers between 14 and 17 years. In addition to the usual Internet work stations, books, serials and journals undoubtedly of interest to them, dvd and cartoons, special column has been installed [...]

School libraries in Egypt

Role of school librairans and new technologies in educative action

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By Soha Saad-Wakim, Coordinator at the Catholic Schools Training Centre in Alexandria

Libraries and information services undoubtedly play a key role in access to essential documentary resources. Their action encourages cultural development and contributes to maintaining intellectual freedom. School libraries are supposed to make an important service structure available related to the school’s aims. These [...]