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In Oran, a peace told from childhood

cdussol — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:54:36 +0000

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 [...]

« Seven lives », a bilingual version

cdussol — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:17:48 +0000

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 [...]

“Je suis Ibn Rùshd”, in Beyrouth

cdussol — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 20:44:00 +0000

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

cdussol — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:20:56 +0000

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 [...]

Feathers for moon resistance, with CEAlex

cdussol — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:12:22 +0000

« 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 [...]

Once upon a time, Oran…

cdussol — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:19:26 +0000

Si Oran m’était contée © Le petit lecteur d’Oran

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 [...]

The Heritage days in Alexandria

cdussol — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:38:56 +0000

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

Laetitia — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:20:17 +0000

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

cdussol — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:49:57 +0000

‘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, [...]