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Young journalists living in Finland, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany are called to connect, debate and learn over a 2-day online workshop in October.
The 25th International Conference of the Mediterranean Studies Association will be held at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University from 31 May to 3 June 2023, with a total of 20 sessions, some of which are devoted to Arab culture, especially literature, and inter-ethnic relations in the Mediterranean (see the attached preliminary program: www.mediterraneanstudies.org). The conference will include an opening cultural event with the participation of His Excellency, the Greek Ambassador. The aim of the conference is to link experts from different universities in Europe, Asia, and the USA, and establish new collaborations.
The fourteenth edition of the Nad Prahou half-moon festival is here, and with it this year's program is full of theatre, literature, music and dance, meetings with interesting guests. It will mainly belong to women; authors, actresses, directors, creators, intellectuals, journalists, heroines..
We live in dizzying times. Women's voices are growing stronger around the world. Women are yearning for equality, freedom, love, life in peace and safety, joyful creation, respect, and understanding. Let's hear these voices! We will inflect women and femininity in different forms. Through songs or graceful dance movements, plays and staged readings by authors from Syria and Iran, we can find them in contemporary Emirati short stories. In short, five unusual festival days full of original, attractive and maximally lively programs await you.
We look forward to meeting you!
Lucie Němečková, director of the festival
Záhřebská 539/15
12000 Prague
Czechia
Our mission is to promote and develop mutual adaptation and communication between migrants, and host society and promoting a healthy, harmonious and filled life at the international, national, community, family and individual level.
Objectives:
- strengthening of rights of migrants in the Czech Republic including areas of social security, education, labor market and health care
- development of skills, competencies, leadership and participation in community and political life among migrants
- creation of optimal conditions for effective adaptation and integration of migrants in the host society through education
- joining migrant and Czech majority together for common fight with stereotypes, finding and solving of common challenges
1. Project on involvement of migrants from third countries into volunteering activities in local volunteer and community centers as a tool for integration and empowerment (innovative approach for the Czech Republic). As a result migrant volunteers founded the handicraft studio and started organizing workshops and lectures on topic of their expertise for other migrant women. Our young volunteers founded an informal group and started their own projects on education, connection and mutual help of foreign and Czech students (dialog clubs, workshops, informational meeting, education support and psychological help).
2. Series of educational and psychological trainings for migrants and 3-months course on psychological self-help for migrant women “Pilgrimage to yourself“.
3. International project “All together on labour market” – education of migrants in the field of Czech legislation (AMIGA is a partner from non-governmental sector)
4. EACEA EU project “Active citizens combating youth unemployment-JOBNET” – research on best practices in the field of youth unemployment in the Czech Republic and 5 other countries in EU.
5. Erasmus+ project PRONET - youth social enterpreneurship hub (AMIGA was a coordinator, partners froom Germany, Spain, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia).
Sharing our key strategies:
-own “know-how’s ” (involvement of migrants into volunteering in local volunteer and community centers as a tool for integration, empowerment and inter-generational and inter-cultural dialogue and mutual support),
-wide involvement of migrants in the planning and management on all stages of all activities in our organization as well as into activities of the umbrella prganization of Czech NGOs - the Consortium of MIgrants Assisting Organizations in the Czech Republic and other national and international networks
-intensive collaboration with local and community NGO’s and community representatives and authorities
-active distribution of information about all activities for migrants available in the Czech Republic using social media and presentations,
-recruiting of migrants for participation in different social and education programs organized by other NGOs and Czech state and community institutions
To be a part of international community, to strengthen our coutry capacities and to support efforts of organizations and groups from other countries.
Kon?vova 19
130 00 Praha 3
Czechia
Al-Jawahiri Centre’s basic task is to cultivate and preserve the humanitarian legacy of Mohammed Mahdi al-Jawahiri, arguably the greatest classical Arab poet in the 20th century. The focus is on al-Jawahiri works promoting enlightenment, cultural interaction and understanding among people. Exiled for political and cultural reasons Al-Jawahiri had lived about 30 years in the Czech capital Prague.
Since its establishment on 17 April 2002 Al-Jawahiri Cultural Exchange Centre has organized and participated in ten cultural seminars and other events. It has published four bulletins and six books and booklets. The centre also has a website regularly updated. All the above events are in Czech and English.
The centre maintains cooperative relations with cultural and public counterparts in the Czech Republic, Iraq and cultural institutions in Arab countries.
Especially worthy of mention is the festival held at the Prague Central Library on 26 October 2007commemorating the 10th anniversary of al-Jawahiri’s death. The event was held under the auspices of the Czech cultural minister, the Iraqi foreign minister and the mayor of Prague Mr Pavel Bém
The next edition of the festival of Arabic culture, the so-called ARABFEST, is about to start, the 13th edition in a mini edition with the subtitle Láska/ LOVE/ alHub 2.0, from 24th to 27th May 2023 in Pilsen.
We will be happy to see you at our events, which we are lovingly preparing for you again this year:
Wednesday 24/5 20:00, Anděl Music Bar (Bezručova 7)
Facebook event ArabFILMfest: Blue Kaftan (2022)
Thursday 25/5 18:00, Kulturka ZČU (Sedláčkova 19)
Facebook event Arab Love Poetry: the image of the poet and his time
Saturday 27/5 10:00-13:00, Anděl station & bistro (back yard, Bezručova 5)
Facebook event Brunch in Arabic 2.0
More information can also be found on our website and social media.
Facebook @arabfestCZ
Instagram @arabfestcz
www.arabfest.cz
ARABFEST, the time of love. The 12th annual Festival of Arab Culture will be held in the spirit of love.
Full programme is available here:
http://www.arabfest.cz/en/program/
Wednesday 25.5.
Sex and the Citadel: Shereen El Feki in conversation with Nina Farova
"If you really want to know a people, start by looking inside their bedrooms". For more than a decade, author and activist Shereen El Feki has been doing just that, exploring connections between sexuality and politics and economics, religion and culture, across the Middle East and North Africa. Join Shereen and Nina as they discuss Shereen's book, "Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World" and open a window on this largely hidden aspect of Arab societies…
This event will be held in English and will be streamed online on the ArabFest YouTube Chanel.
Brazdimska 1548
25001 Brandys nad Labem
Czechia
NGO ARABFEST promotes the culture of The Middle East, the culture of the
Arab world. By organising different cultural events, we want to
emphasise the fact that Arab culture has a lot to offer. We want to give
a chance to everyone who comes to the events organised by us to form his
or her own opinion on the Arab world with more detailed information,
with (at least a bit) of personal experience. To show that the media
picture is sometimes just one-sided view. The main aim is to develop
intercultural dialogue not only among different academic fields, but
also among the wider public.
The main activity of NGO ARABFEST is organising the annual Festival of
Arab Culture. The festival takes place in Spring in the cities of Pilsen
and Prague. Our team has been preparing the festival every year for
eight years and made it one of the most important cultural events in the
region and the biggest Arab culture-related event in the Czech Republic.
The festival program offers concerts, lectures by Czech and foreign
experts, debates, dance performances, exhibitions, workshops,
competitions, food tastings and much more – all tied to the culture of
the Middle East.
We also organise smaller-scale events, e.g. movie screenings and
discussions, and we take part in organising various exhibition projects
during the year.
We do our work very well. Well, as it is not an occupation for any member of our NGO, it is clear that we fulfill the goals of our organisation just with passion. But the outcomes of the activities, the feedback from experts and from the general public, as well, show that we do it well. Over the past eight years we have learned how to organise the event, how to promote it, how to cooperate; we know our field of study, we know the Arab world from different perspectives. We can contribure to the ALF Network in the Czech Republic with our experience, we can share our practices and we definitely can broaden the range of activities and kinds of events the Network promotes. We gladly will. Last, but not least, we are definitely a reliable partner.
All our team share the opinion that being a member of the ALF Network
can bring us only advantages. We could meet new partners, start new
cooperations and new projects. We can get feedback "from outside", from
much more experienced organisations. We would like to be more active
also abroad, to promote our activities in an international context.
Although we do have contacts all around the Arab world with different
organisations, galleries and individuals, we would like to strengthen
our international network. And definitely we have to and want to get
better at what we are doing. By joining the ALF Network, without any
doubts we can do so.
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in cooperation with Al Nahda Association for Scientific and Cultural Renaissance prepared a public opening of the Art Exhibition "Quiet Waters, Torn Moss" on the occasion of the Presidency of the Czech Republic in the Council of the European Union and in regards to COP 27 held this November in Sharm al Sheikh.
The exhibition of Czech artists deals with the way of experiencing nature and its reflection. To stop for a moment, to look again at the previously known, to let yourself be influenced by something as familiar and almost ordinary to the Czechs as a walk in the forest. From this inner seclusion in nature and inspiration from the forest, water, natural processes and organic forms, the works in the exhibition will also have a critical undertone within the framework of the negative impact of human action on nature. Various media will be represented at the exhibition, as each of the artists will bring their own, unique perspective – from photography and drawing to video and sound installation.
Exhibiting artists: Jaromír Harna, Pavel Skrott, Jan Kuntoš, Petr Košárek, Magdalena Dubnová
Curator: Magdalena Dubnová
The exhibition opening will also include a commented tour by the Czech artists.
Date: 22nd November 2022, 6:00 PM
The Exhibition will be held until 12th December 2022
Venue: Al Nahda Association for Scientific and Cultural Renaissance - Jesuit Roof Gallery
Free entrance
Žitná 27 - Praha 1 - 110 00
Prague
Czechia
Provision of a platform for the expression and realisation of ideas and projects aiming at promoting education, understanding, and tolerance between people irrespective of their race, skin colour, gender, language, religion, political or other affiliation, nationality, or social background. Functioning as a forum for discussion, studies and deeper insight into past and contemporary political events, economy, culture, and social issues, particularly focusing on international issues. Ultimately, support to peace and international cooperation.
To this purpose: (1) running information and education projects for youth and all citizens, (2) conducting research and publishing outcomes.
- Public discussion series (150 to date), on vital issues or with outstanding personalities (e.g. HRH El-Hassan bin Talal, F. Fukuyama, A. Kwasnievski, F.W. de Klerk, G. Robertson etc.)
- Prague Model United Nations for secondary school attendants
- Series of seminars on the EU in secondary schools
- Annual conferences (Belarus 2004, ENP 2005, “Democratization in EU policies” 2006 – in preparation)
- Expert roundtables (e.g. with Belarusian opposition 2003-2005, Middle East officers of the European Commission 2005 etc.)
- Web-portals (diplomacie.info, café Babel [Prague redaction], blizkovychod.info [being acquired])
- Research based on own priorities and available grants (e.g. on democratic transition processes; migration movements etc.)
- Publication of papers (online and in printed media) and handbooks
- Youth exchange projects (2005 with Turkey)
- Consultation for Czech media