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The Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) organised, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL) in Rabat, a presentation of the book “Fatema Mernissi for Our Times”, compiling the works of an international group of researchers and edited by Minoo Moallem, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.   Took part to the event: Rabéa Naciri, Moroccan feminist activist and expert on gender and women’s rights, Layla Chaouni, a Moroccan publisher and feminist, and Zakia Salime, a professor at Rutgers University in the United States.The participants, shared their relationship…

On Saturday, April 19, 2025, the joint stand of the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication and the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) welcomed Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, French-Moroccan writer and former minister in France, at the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL). She introduced her autobiography, “La vie a plus d’imagination que toi” answering questions from journalist Mohamed Ezzouak. Originally published in 2017 ( Grasset ed), the book was updated and recently “republished” by La Croisée des Chemins. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem recounts her personal and political journey, from her childhood in a Moroccan village, the northern neighborhoods of Amiens to…

A series of seminars titled “Al-Riwaq Al-Mushtarak”, organised by the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad and the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, took place on Friday, April 18, 2025, as part of the 30th International Book and Publishing Fair in Rabat. The opening event was a roundtable discussion on the book “Music and Singing at the Heart of History: Jews and Muslims in the Maghreb Countries” by historian Christopher Silver.In his introductory remarks, Khaled Bensaghir, academic and translator of  the book into  Arabic ,  contextualized the author’s work within the framework of coexistence in Morocco among various ethnic groups, particularly Jews…

“Writings, context and societies” is the first conference in the CCME’s “Women’s writing in Morocco and immigration” programme at the Rabat international Bookfair. French-Moroccan novelist Samira El Ayachi, Belgian-Moroccan writer and politician Fatiha Saidi and French-Moroccan writer and poet Rim Battal answered questions from Younès Ajarrai, a cultural player and curator of several exhibitions and festivals, including the African Book Festival in Marrakech. In their presentations, the authors explained that writing is more than just a means for expressing themselves or giving their thoughts a structure; it can also be a way of healing the wounds of the past, speaking…

On Friday, April 18, 2025, the conference space at the shared booth of the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication and the CCME hosted two Moroccan authors and researchers living in the United States who have relaunched the publication of the magazine “Souffles”. They had a debate with Abdellatif Laâbi, the founder of “Souffles”in 1966, writer, poet, and translator. Hicham Aïdi, is a political scientist, music critic, filmmaker, and lecturer in international relations at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and Zakia Salime, has a PhD in sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and associate professor…

On Friday, 18 April 2025, the presidents of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), the Institution of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom (IRM), the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), the Competition Council (CC), the National Authority for Integrity, Prevention and the Fight against Corruption (INPPLC), the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data (CNDP), and the Commission for the Right of Access to Information (CDAI) officially inaugurated their shared pavilion at the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL) in Rabat. In a speech delivered during the inauguration, Ms Latifa…

Rabat – His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid chaired, on Thursday in the OLM-Souissi arena in Rabat, the opening of the 30th International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL), held on April 18-27 under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. The opening of this Fair by His Royal Highness reflects the continued high regard in which His Majesty the King holds the cultural sector, as well as His unwavering commitment to fostering its various expressions, with the overarching goal of building a knowledge-based, open, prosperous, and civilized society. On this occasion, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid toured several booths,…

Driss El Yazami, président du CCME This week, a few days before the International Fair for Books and Publishing opens. We speak wth Driss El Yazami, President of the Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), a key partner of the event, which will be celebrating the literary and artistic production of the Moroccan Diaspora this year. He reveals the rich programme of events planned for the event, including tributes, seminars, art exhibitions and screenings. (fr)

Morocco is proud and deeply pleased to be the guest of honour at the Paris Book Festival this year for a second time, in recognition of the diversity of its literature, which is deeply rooted and in constant dialogue with the world, HM the King’s ambassador to France, Samira Sitail, said on Friday evening. The participation also represents a “rare loyalty” following France’s first appearance as guest of honour at the fair in 2017, she said, at a reception held in honour of festival participants attended by HM the King’s advisor, André Azoulay, and numerous personalities from the worlds of…

Paris Book Festival: Accompanied by Culture Minister Rachida Dati, President Macron was received Friday 11 April, at the pavilion by Moroccan Youth, Culture and Communication Minister Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid and Morocco’s Ambassador to France, Samira Sitail. The visit began with the national anthems of both countries, performed by Moroccan singer Nabila Maan, followed by a guided tour of the pavilion, which showcases the country’s literary heritage and contemporary authors. President Macron met with Moroccan writers and publishers, highlighting the strength of French-Moroccan cultural ties. Speaking to reporters afterward, the French president said he was “proud” and “happy” to welcome Morocco…