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"Livres des deux rives": Professional Meetings in Casablanca

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As part of the Livres des deux rives project, the Institut français organized a highlight event in Casablanca in December 2024. This initiative aimed to bring together project stakeholders during the International Children's and Youth Book Fair held in Casablanca at that time. It sought to provide tangible benefits in terms of networking and professional collaboration opportunities for participating publishers. 

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The "Livres des deux rives" delegation

The Livres des deux rives delegation at the entrance of the International Children's and Youth Book Fair included :

  • Publishers: Miranda Beshara, co-founder of the Hadi Badi platform (Egypt/France), Rania Stephan from Éditions Stephan (Lebanon), Zakia Bouassida from La Voix du Livre (Tunisia), Nebras Charfi from Enoya Édition (Tunisia); 

  • Literary and Book Professionals: Nathalie Donikian, literary director of the SLPJ (France)

  • Livres des deux rives Experts: Mathieu Gousse from the Institut du monde arabe (France), Salma Mobarak, academic (Egypt)

  • For Livres Hebdo: Alexandre Mouawad (France). 

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Meeting at the Institut français of Casablanca

Meeting at the Institut français of Casablanca around the book Les droits culturels à l’œuvre, edited by Danielle Pailler and published by En toutes lettres

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Exhibition « Vingt images pour quarante bougies »

Exhibition « Vingt images pour quarante bougies » (Twenty Images for Forty Candles) by the Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse of Seine-Saint-Denis, organized by the Institut français of Casablanca at the entrance of the International Children's and Youth Book Fair in Casablanca. 

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Visit to the francophone bookstore "Livre moi"

Visit to the francophone bookstore Livre moi and meeting with the booksellers. Discussion focused on book distribution in Morocco and children's publishing in the Arab world. 

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Visit to the King Abdul-Aziz Al Saoud Foundation

Visit to the King Abdul-Aziz Al Saoud Foundation for Islamic Studies and Human Sciences and meeting with Mohamed El Ferrane, Deputy Director General of the Foundation. A meeting of the Livres des deux rives steering committee was also held. 

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Meeting with the Moroccan Minister of Culture

Meeting between the Moroccan Minister of Culture and the Livres des deux rives delegation. Discussion with Nathalie Donikian, literary director of the Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse of Seine-Saint-Denis, and the management of the International Children's and Youth Book Fair of Casablanca. 

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Workshop led by Miranda Beshara

Workshop led by Miranda Beshara, author and co-founder of the Hadi Badi platform for promoting children's literature in the Arab world. Organized as part of the school programme of the International Children's and Youth Book Fair in Casablanca. 

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Visit to the Abderrahman Slaoui Foundation Museum

Visit to the Abderrahman Slaoui Foundation Museum and meeting with Malika Slaoui, President of the Foundation and publisher. The museum offers specialized programs for young audiences, particularly through school visits to the collections and editorial initiatives aimed at children and youth. 

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Launch of the "Rendez-vous de l’édition jeunesse en Méditerranée"

Launch of the "Rendez-vous de l’édition jeunesse en Méditerranée" as part of "Bibliodej", the network of book professionals in Morocco. The event was opened by Amina Masnaoui, bookseller, and Nathalie Donikian, literary director of the Salon de la littérature et de la presse jeunesse de Seine-Saint-Denis. A series of roundtable discussions on children's publishing featured publishers Rania Stéphan (Lebanon), Nebras Charfi (Tunisia), Omar Kabbaj (Morocco), Zakia Bouassida (Tunisia), Sofia Fahli (Morocco), and Miranda Beshara (France-Egypt). 

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Meeting with the illustrators from the children's illustration residency organized by the Institut français du Maroc

Meeting with the illustrators from the children's illustration residency organized by the Institut français du Maroc, led by Angèle Cambournac (Editorial Manager, Seuil) and Marie-Astrid Bailly-Maitre (children's author and educator). 

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Livres des deux rives

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Livres des 2 rives

Emerging from the Sommet des deux rives and funded by the Équipe France Fund of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Livres des deux rives programme is led by the Institut français

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