Marrakech – The second edition of the Marrakech African Book Festival (FLAM) kicked off on Thursday at the “Les étoiles de JemSa El Fna” socio-cultural center in the ochre city, in the presence of a host of eminent Moroccan and foreign personalities, notably Africans from the world of the arts, culture and literature.
A real gathering of writers, thinkers and intellectuals from Africa, its diasporas and its descendants, FLAM was founded by Mahi Binebine (writer and visual artist), Fatimata Wane-Sagna (journalist), Hanane Essaydi (academic) and Younès Ajarraï (cultural entrepreneur).
Supported by the “We Art africains” association, FLAM is an eloquent celebration of African literature and culture.
Open to all audiences and all ages, the festival, which runs until February 11, is free of charge at all venues. The aim is to bring culture and art closer to both enthusiasts and those who feel distant from it.
Speaking on this occasion, FLAM general delegate Younès Ajjarrai commended the holding of the festival
‘s second edition, which is meant to be a time of reunion and exchange between intellectuals, literary figures and thinkers from different horizons.
This year’s edition intends to showcase young Moroccan writers, with programming designed to reach Marrakech’s entire public.
One of the highlights of the first session was the “Palabres” debate held under the theme “Religions, spirituality and politics in Africa” and led by Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Sophie Bessis and Bariza Khiari.
The meeting was an opportunity to examine the relationship between religion and politics, describing it as “complex”, recalling that religion is human and humanist, and therefore should not mean “war” but rather “encounter” in a shared humanism.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse