Morocco participated in the 39th edition of the Viña del Mar Book Fair, in Chile, which was hosted by teleconference from January 30 to February 14.
The participation of Morocco, the only Arab, African and Islamic country to take part in this fair, was led by the Mohammed VI Center for the Dialogue of Civilizations of Coquimbo, which exhibited its publications on the Kingdom’s portal in the Fair digital platform, accompanied by a precise bibliographic description allowing visitors to get informed about the works of the Center and the components of Moroccan civilization.
In addition to the presentation of the publications of the Mohammed VI Center for the Dialogue of Civilizations of Coquimbo, Morocco’s 4th consecutive participation in this fair was marked by the organization of two conferences, one of which was given by the Ambassador of Morocco in Chile, Kenza Elghali on the theme “women’s movement in Morocco and the social pact in the writings of Fatima Mernissi”. The second conference was given by researcher Driss Ould El Haj on the work of Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral.
On the other hand, Morocco was the guest of honor of the 31st edition of the Santo Domingo festival, organized online from February 6 to 14, with an emphasis on the different aspects of the cultural and civilizational heritage of the Kingdom.
The Mohammed VI Center for the Dialogue of Civilizations participated in this cultural event through a rich and varied program which included two conferences led by professor at the Hassan II University of Casablanca, Hassan Boutki on “Multilingualism and cultural diversity in Morocco” and professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Abdelmoneim Bounou, under the theme “20 years of transformations and challenges in Morocco”.
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