CNDH participate in the first edition of the Maghreb Book Fair in Oujda
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) participates in the Maghreb Book Fair in Oujda on “Maghrebian Literature”. This exhibition will be held from 21 to 24 September 2017 at the Grand Theatre Mohammed VI in Oujda.
This event is organized by the Oriental Agency, the Oriental Regional Council and the Wilaya, and supported by other partners including the CNDH. It is the first edition of the Maghreb Book Fair entitled Dire la jeunesse, écrire l’espoir “Speaking about youth, writing hope”.
The CNDH will hold an exhibition stall, which will present various publications of the Council and will interact directly with the public around issues related to its missions.
Driss El Yazami, President of the CNDH, will take part in the round table on “Maghreb youth: Living here or dreaming elsewhere” in the morning of 22 September 2017.
More than 200 intellectuals will take part in this Book Fair exhibition, coming from five countries of the Maghreb, from Europe and especially from Africa, including Senegal, as a guest of honour. Poets, novelists, storytellers, playwright or visual artists, regional and national institutions, book publishing and distribution professionals will moderate roundtables on youth.
Presentations and book signings, film screenings, writing workshops and poetic readings are also part of the program of the Book Fair.
To sum up:
Activity: First edition of the Maghreb Book Fair
Time and venue: from 21 to 24 September 2017 at the Grand Theatre Mohammed VI in Oujda
Media contact: Communication department: Abdelghani Berdi +212 6 62 76 23 25/ a.berdi@cndh.org.ma