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The 35th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival to kick off on November 27 will celebrate African cinema with special focus on the black continent. Nine movies from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Chad and South Africa depicting the realities of African society will be screened during the festival to run till December 6. The […]
A website dedicated to the work and thought of Mohammed Arkoun, the Algerian thinker, philosopher and renowned scholar of Islam, who died in 2010, was launched last week in Casablanca by the foundation bearing his name. The site of the “Mohammed Arkoun Foundation for Peace between Cultures” is a free online library of over 230 […]
When in Rabat, Casablanca or any site on the Atlantic coast, go to the seashore, and sit there for a while watching the ocean, and dream….The experience might inspire you some beautiful poem or, at least, if you are an admirer of English poetry, bring to the surface of your mind some words woven by […]
Moroccan actor Amine Naji won the Best Actor Award at the second edition of the Arab Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden, held last week. The actor was awarded for playing the main role in the feature movie “Al Mansiyoune” (The forgotten) directed by Hassan Benjelloun. The actor has been awarded prizes for the same role […]
The sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival will kick off on October 11 with the screening of the feature film “Arbitrage”, starring Richard Gere and Nate Parker and produced by Mohammed Al Turki from Saudi Arabia and director Nicholas Jarecki. A total of 81 feature films and 84 short films representing 48 countries […]
“The Changing Oceans Expedition”, aboard its “Fleur de Passion” boat, returned to Morocco last September to foster awareness, mainly among the youths, about the impact of a range of human activities on the health of marine ecosystems. “Fleur de Passion”, a former minesweeper of the Second World War, fully equipped with scientific and communication gears, […]
The OiLibya Rally of Morocco to kick off on October 14 is becoming the biggest cross-country rally after Dakar with a number of participants that shatter all records, say the organizers. “With more than 250 competitors registered, the 2012 edition of the OiLibya Rally of Morocco overtake all previous participation’s records and becomes the biggest […]
Luxor, this ancient city of Upper Egypt, is hosting this September 17-22 the first Egyptian-European Film Festival designed, according to the organizers, to make of the city an attractive cultural spot and at the same time to boost Egyptian-European cooperation at the cultural level. The organizers also seek to attract tourists to the ancient city […]