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Reading challenges, in South Lebanon

cdussol — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:28:15 +0000

In Lebanon, like in Marseille and Alexandria, reading challenges are renewed thanks to internet support. A playful contest between young readers of two schools. The meeting creates emulation that stimulate the desire for reading, writing and encourages each group to look for creativity. The questions they ask take different forms : riddles, cross words, word [...]

Illustration for youth and comic books in Egypt

cdussol — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:37:08 +0000

During « Des bulles et des fouilles » meeting, two guest artists, share their view on graphic edition in Egypt. Although their influence are diverse and their style are different, both of them recognize the influence of Egyptian artists from the 1970’s and notice a turning point in Egyptian publishing, in the mid-2000.

Shennawy studied [...]

BNF digital resources

Laetitia — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:01:08 +0000

Site de la BnF pour enfants ©BnF

Virtual exhibitions, games for children, Ipad applications, the digital resources of the BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France, French national Library)

The BnF puts on-line exhibitions showed on its premises in Paris. It provides on-line resources, which allow distant audiences to access its collections. [...]

“Reading the book” : Mathilde Chèvre references

cdussol — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:02:52 +0000

« To read the book » is a blog about children’s literature in arabic countries. It is an invitation to enter a « bookshop of koutoub»* where one speak French and Arabic language, where some discuss about politic and Palestine, or talk about children’s temporality, about the images’ language and about a publishing history that [...]

Creative workshops in Tyr library

Laetitia — Sun, 15 May 2011 10:09:44 +0000

« Creative Writing » workshop :

« Do you like writing ? Would you like to describe your town or your street and the relationships between people there ? Do people like the sea ? Would you be inspired to write about it within one or two lines ? »

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Tamer Institute for community Education

cdussol — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:09:04 +0000

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 [...]