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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In Oran, a peace told from childhood

The « Little Reader » organizes the 9th edition of the stories Festival

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In 2014 « The little reader » had celebrated the diversity of stories that are told around the world with a Festival  dealing with « stories at the crossroads of cultures ». In 2015, the 9th edition of the Festival is emphasizing peace. As in 2014, most story tellers come from Mediterranean countries, and some of them come from [...]

« Seven lives », a bilingual version

Walid Taher’s album, published by "Le port a jauni"

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Cats are known to have seven lives… in Arabic, they have « seven souls ». So when a philosopher cat is asked the existential question « Who am I ? », the answer can only be an elliptical, mysterious and elusive one. There is no question of being caught in the trap of an overly rigid framework. Whatever [...]

“Je suis Ibn Rùshd”, in Beyrouth

Third Multaka Ibn Rùshd in Beyrouth, March 2015

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On 30 and 31 of March 2015 takes place a third edition of Averroes meetings in Beyrouth. Moultaka Ibn Ruchd were initiated in Beyrouth in 2012,  inspired by Averroes meetings in Marseille. The idea is to analyse social facts to understand better the Lebanese society, and more widely the Mediterranean area. During his lifetime, Averroes [...]

Translating in the Mediterranean space, the mapping

Anna Lindh foundation and Transeuropéennes broadcast their survey

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Couverture de “l’état des lieux de la traduction en Méditerranée” © Transeuropéennes et The Anna Lindh Foundation

In 2010, the Anna Lindh Foundation and Transeuropéennes have launched and coordinated a vast mapping of translation in the Mediterranean Area, in partnership with Literature Across Frontiers, the King Abdul Aziz Foundation, the Escuela de Traductores in Toledo, the Next Page Foundation, [...]

Feathers for moon resistance, with CEAlex

Young girls from Alexandria discover and practice surrealist poetry

« Feathers for moon resistance » is an exhibition dealing with surrealist poets in French speaking Egyptian press. It was created by Alexandrian studies centre (CEAlex), during the two weeks event for French speaking culture, organized by French Institute in Alexandria, from 29 March to 12 april 2012.

« Des plumes pour la [...]

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 [...]

The Heritage days in Alexandria

In 2011, the festival offered a second edition

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The first edition of the Heritage Days in Alexandria was held from 24 till 28 September 2010. Four days of events, attendance was nearly two thousand people. The events were electic: exhibitions, free for a day of national museum, tasting culinary, meetings with authors, educational workshops……

Following the success of this first year, the partners [...]

Writing around the Mediterranean sea

A creative writing programs directory, in three languages

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A directory of authors residences

This directory aims at achieving two goals: promoting the mobility of writers in the Mediterranean area and promoting the Mediterranean cooperation between professionals in regards to come to production, publishing and all other kinds of projects.

“Écrire en Méditerranée” presents more than fifty creative writing programs in twelve countries. The [...]

Mubtada wa khabar

A collaborative platform for the arab book industry

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‘Mubtada wa khabar’ is a collaborative platform that aims at bringing together the regional actors of knowledge in order to invigorate thought in the Arab world.

Literature being an essential vehicle of culture and a vital element of thought, mubtada.org aims at contributing to the development of the book industry by providing continuous information, [...]