Tunis, May 8, 2009- The association for the preservation of the city of la Marsa in collaboration with his daughter, Tej El Molk Khayachi Ghorbal is organizing a rare exhibit paying tribute to one of Tunisia’s most inspired painters, Noureddine Khayachi. The exhibit will take place at the Essada Palace at la Marsa from May 8 to 10,2009.
The exhibit will reveal some 30 drawings and engravings from the painter’s personal collection, a first in the Tunisian art world.
They will also show a facet of the painter as an accomplished drawer. Known by Tunisians and art lovers for his colourful canvasses representing La Marsa street scenes such as “Saf Saf”, “Halkat El Aneb”, “Fishermen” and “Kobbet El Hawa”, the painter also reveals himself an inspired and meticulous drawer. His black and white engraving “Nus en fete” are a case in point revealing of the artist’s sensitivity, as well as the pictorial influence of a Picasso on his work.
In the prologue of the book “Noureddine Khayachi, and the light, and the dark ”, the authors, Tej El Molk Khayachi Ghorbal and Mustapha Chelbi fittingly write that “the painter preferred to clothe his women in his painting to better enrobe her in his drawings.”
Undoubtedly one of the highlights of the exhibit will be Khayachi’s first sketch of the Tunisian emblem first drafted in black and white in 1956.
The three-day exhibit (starting on Friday) which pays tribute to one of Tunisia’s greatest artists, is also a testimony of the painter’s love of the city of la Marsa which he particularly cherished and which occupies such an important part in his pictorial work. A must see!
lunes, 20 de julio de 2009
Tunis Book Fair attracts publishers from 34 countries
Tunis, April 21, 2009- The 27 th edition of the Tunis International Book Fair which is due to be held from April 24 to May 3, 2009, will attract 1064 publishers from 34 countries, 323 exhibitors and 5 regional and international organizations.
The information was given by Mr Boubaker Ben Fredj, the Fair’s director, during a press conference held in Tunis on Tuesday.
The fair which is one of the country’s main cultural events, will showcase the renewed vigor of the Tunisian publication scene, said Mr Ben Fredj.
For the first time the fair will attract participants from Yemen, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
A number of conferences will also be organised during the event including one on “Jerusalem through literature and history”. Several talks on major themes such as the electronic book, the literary text and dramatic creation and the Arab novel at the beginning of the twentieth century, will also be given.
The fair which attracts each year hundreds of thousands of visitors, will also offer poetry readings and encounters with writers and publishers.
This edition will invite among other celebrities, The – Afghani writer Atik Rahimi, Algeria’s Rachid Boujedra, Egypt’s Mekkaoui Said and the German writer Ilia Trojanov.
With some 122 activities scheduled for them, children will not be forgotten.
Last but not least, buses will be available to carry students from university residence halls to the Kram Exhibition Centre where the event is due to take place.
The information was given by Mr Boubaker Ben Fredj, the Fair’s director, during a press conference held in Tunis on Tuesday.
The fair which is one of the country’s main cultural events, will showcase the renewed vigor of the Tunisian publication scene, said Mr Ben Fredj.
For the first time the fair will attract participants from Yemen, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
A number of conferences will also be organised during the event including one on “Jerusalem through literature and history”. Several talks on major themes such as the electronic book, the literary text and dramatic creation and the Arab novel at the beginning of the twentieth century, will also be given.
The fair which attracts each year hundreds of thousands of visitors, will also offer poetry readings and encounters with writers and publishers.
This edition will invite among other celebrities, The – Afghani writer Atik Rahimi, Algeria’s Rachid Boujedra, Egypt’s Mekkaoui Said and the German writer Ilia Trojanov.
With some 122 activities scheduled for them, children will not be forgotten.
Last but not least, buses will be available to carry students from university residence halls to the Kram Exhibition Centre where the event is due to take place.
Books: Kairouan, beacon of tolerance and an open sky museum
Tunis, March 5, 2009- As the city readies itself to celebrate the launch of festivities marking its proclamation as the “2009 Capital of Islamic Culture”, a new book, retracing Kairouan’s ancient history and its role as a beacon of Islamic tolerance, has just been published in Tunis.
The book entitled “ Kairouan , Phare Eternel de l’Islam” (Kairouan: Eternal beacon of Islam), showcases with a wealth of photographs by Mohamed Sakli, the city’s rich history and Islamic heritage. The book which is written by Mohamed Kerrou, is published by Apollonia Editions in Tunis.
It presents itself as a walk through the city where “we are all walkers both in space in time”, writes the author. The book invites the reader to enter a world where “life is buzzing, and an open sky museum.”
It is also replete with illustrious historical figures which have made the city, such as Kamla, who wove the city’s first carpet, Sidi Amor Abada, a master ironsmith, but also saints such as Sidi Abid Ghariani, without forgetting the city’s founder, Oqba Ibn Nafaa, who founded Kairouan in 670.
Kairouan (formerly Ifriqya) which is the first Islamic city in the Maghreb as well as its holiest city, became the centre of a brilliant civilization and a spiritual centre for Muslims of the region. It produced a number of scientists, reformist scholars such as the Imam Sahnoun, but also writers and poets.
The publication also retraces the main stages of the city’s Malekite theological school of thought which advocates religious moderation and tolerance.
Today, when tradition and modernity peacefully overlap under the city’s majestic archways, the book is an open invitation to visit or perhaps revisit such places as the traditional market place or souk, the Barrouta camel water well, the Three Door Mosque, the Aghlabide cisterns and the museums of Sidi Amor Abada and Sidi Abid El Ghariani.
Some 10 km south of the city, Rakkada’s Islamic Arts Museum, a small gem of museum will open its doors to the visitor. Naturally, a large section of the book is devoted to the city’s major monument, the Great Oqba Ibn Nafaa Mosque.
A stroll through time and space but also an hymn to a city which is a beacon of tolerant Islam, “Kairouan Phare Eternal de l’Islam” is a publication that is both timely and highly informative.
Photo shows Kairouan’s Aghlabid cisterns built under the Aghlabid dynasty (beginning of the 9th century) which were used to collect rain water from the surrounding hills.
The book entitled “ Kairouan , Phare Eternel de l’Islam” (Kairouan: Eternal beacon of Islam), showcases with a wealth of photographs by Mohamed Sakli, the city’s rich history and Islamic heritage. The book which is written by Mohamed Kerrou, is published by Apollonia Editions in Tunis.
It presents itself as a walk through the city where “we are all walkers both in space in time”, writes the author. The book invites the reader to enter a world where “life is buzzing, and an open sky museum.”
It is also replete with illustrious historical figures which have made the city, such as Kamla, who wove the city’s first carpet, Sidi Amor Abada, a master ironsmith, but also saints such as Sidi Abid Ghariani, without forgetting the city’s founder, Oqba Ibn Nafaa, who founded Kairouan in 670.
Kairouan (formerly Ifriqya) which is the first Islamic city in the Maghreb as well as its holiest city, became the centre of a brilliant civilization and a spiritual centre for Muslims of the region. It produced a number of scientists, reformist scholars such as the Imam Sahnoun, but also writers and poets.
The publication also retraces the main stages of the city’s Malekite theological school of thought which advocates religious moderation and tolerance.
Today, when tradition and modernity peacefully overlap under the city’s majestic archways, the book is an open invitation to visit or perhaps revisit such places as the traditional market place or souk, the Barrouta camel water well, the Three Door Mosque, the Aghlabide cisterns and the museums of Sidi Amor Abada and Sidi Abid El Ghariani.
Some 10 km south of the city, Rakkada’s Islamic Arts Museum, a small gem of museum will open its doors to the visitor. Naturally, a large section of the book is devoted to the city’s major monument, the Great Oqba Ibn Nafaa Mosque.
A stroll through time and space but also an hymn to a city which is a beacon of tolerant Islam, “Kairouan Phare Eternal de l’Islam” is a publication that is both timely and highly informative.
Photo shows Kairouan’s Aghlabid cisterns built under the Aghlabid dynasty (beginning of the 9th century) which were used to collect rain water from the surrounding hills.
At 85 Zoubeir Turki publishes artistic portfolio of 35 drawings
Tunis, January 14, 2009- One of Tunisia’s leading artists, Zoubeir Turki has just published a portfolio of some 35 drawings representing portraits of characters inspired from the Tunis Medina.
The book published by Simpact Editions, is yet another contribution to Tunisian art, as well as a tribute to characters which have marked the artist’s youth in the magic labyrinthine meanders of the Tunis medina.
“The characters portrayed remind us of characters whom we have never met” writes the painter who by dint of his creative pencil, chisels out both the physical and moral character of the figures that inspired him.
Characteristic of Zoubeir Turki’s style is the ever present Arab-Islamic artistic influence and its undulating lines and arabesques.
At 85, the artist is displaying an amazing creative strain, which shows no sign of waning. On November 7,2008 he was awarded the November 7 creativity Prize by Tunisia’s President, as a token for his work, both authentic and universal.
More than a collector’s book, it is an ode to joy and happiness, where truth in painting surges up from the most profound recesses of memory.
The photo shows a drawing by Zoubeir Turki “Tijania”
The book published by Simpact Editions, is yet another contribution to Tunisian art, as well as a tribute to characters which have marked the artist’s youth in the magic labyrinthine meanders of the Tunis medina.
“The characters portrayed remind us of characters whom we have never met” writes the painter who by dint of his creative pencil, chisels out both the physical and moral character of the figures that inspired him.
Characteristic of Zoubeir Turki’s style is the ever present Arab-Islamic artistic influence and its undulating lines and arabesques.
At 85, the artist is displaying an amazing creative strain, which shows no sign of waning. On November 7,2008 he was awarded the November 7 creativity Prize by Tunisia’s President, as a token for his work, both authentic and universal.
More than a collector’s book, it is an ode to joy and happiness, where truth in painting surges up from the most profound recesses of memory.
The photo shows a drawing by Zoubeir Turki “Tijania”
Beit El Hikma celebrates translation by presenting its latest publications
Tunis, November 26, 2008- At a time when the culture of the book is seriously endangered, Beit El Hikma, the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, located near the former site of Carthage and overlooking the Bay of Tunis, is organising a celebration of translation, as a bridge to other cultures .
This brave initiative is organized within the framework of “2008 as the national year of translation”, an initiative launched by the President of the Republic to promote Tunisian culture abroad while encouraging openness to other cultures.
On November 27, the illustrious Academy will present its latest publications which include among others, Silvestre de Sacy’s “La Chrestomathie Arabe” translated by Ahmed El Ayed, “The memoirs of Khereddine Pacha” by Med Larbi Senoussi, “Le Theatre des Enfants” by Yves Bonnefoy and translated by Mohamed Ben Salah, and “Les Theories et les Philosophies de l’Histoire” by the Historian, Hedi Timoumi.
A seminal book signed Amel Moussa, entitled “La Traduction à Beit El Hikma”, relating Beit El Hikma’s activities since its opening in 1982, will also be on display.
In her book, the author explains that translation has been part of Tunisia’s battles against under development, whence the vocation of the Academy.
A special tribute will also be paid to Tunisian scholars in the field of translation.
The icing on the cake will be a 30% discount on all of the Academy’s publications for buyers in situ. Another reason among many, to attend this interesting event.
This brave initiative is organized within the framework of “2008 as the national year of translation”, an initiative launched by the President of the Republic to promote Tunisian culture abroad while encouraging openness to other cultures.
On November 27, the illustrious Academy will present its latest publications which include among others, Silvestre de Sacy’s “La Chrestomathie Arabe” translated by Ahmed El Ayed, “The memoirs of Khereddine Pacha” by Med Larbi Senoussi, “Le Theatre des Enfants” by Yves Bonnefoy and translated by Mohamed Ben Salah, and “Les Theories et les Philosophies de l’Histoire” by the Historian, Hedi Timoumi.
A seminal book signed Amel Moussa, entitled “La Traduction à Beit El Hikma”, relating Beit El Hikma’s activities since its opening in 1982, will also be on display.
In her book, the author explains that translation has been part of Tunisia’s battles against under development, whence the vocation of the Academy.
A special tribute will also be paid to Tunisian scholars in the field of translation.
The icing on the cake will be a 30% discount on all of the Academy’s publications for buyers in situ. Another reason among many, to attend this interesting event.
“Beit El Hikma” publishes book by Tunisian 19th century reformer, Khereddine Pacha
Tunis, November 6, 2008- The Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Beit El Hikma has just published “The Memoirs of Khereddine Pacha”, a book translated and annotated by the historian, Mohamed Larbi Senoussi.
Khereddine Pacha (1821-1889), is considered as one of Tunisia’s earliest reformists of the second half of the nineteenth century.
Khereddine whose thinking has influenced the Tunisian modern state, is the author of “Aqwim El Massalik” (the principles of good governance) , published in 1860 and in which the reformer held the view that the Arab Islamic world should seek inspiration from the West, in order to rise up to the level of development of advanced nations.
His pioneering ideas retained the attention of his contemporaries and earned him the position of Grand Vizir under Sultan Abdelhamid II, in Istanbul. During the 9 months he was appointed in Istanbul, Khereddine was entrusted with several international issues touching the Turkish empire at the time such as the Turkish- Russian war, the Bulgarian question, the issue of the borders with Greece, and the situation in the Balkans.
The book retraces this rather unknown episode of the life of the great Tunisian reformer.
The book also contains precious annotations that can act as tools for other historians working on the rich reformist thought of Khereddine Pacha.
Khereddine Pacha (1821-1889), is considered as one of Tunisia’s earliest reformists of the second half of the nineteenth century.
Khereddine whose thinking has influenced the Tunisian modern state, is the author of “Aqwim El Massalik” (the principles of good governance) , published in 1860 and in which the reformer held the view that the Arab Islamic world should seek inspiration from the West, in order to rise up to the level of development of advanced nations.
His pioneering ideas retained the attention of his contemporaries and earned him the position of Grand Vizir under Sultan Abdelhamid II, in Istanbul. During the 9 months he was appointed in Istanbul, Khereddine was entrusted with several international issues touching the Turkish empire at the time such as the Turkish- Russian war, the Bulgarian question, the issue of the borders with Greece, and the situation in the Balkans.
The book retraces this rather unknown episode of the life of the great Tunisian reformer.
The book also contains precious annotations that can act as tools for other historians working on the rich reformist thought of Khereddine Pacha.
lunes, 25 de mayo de 2009
A list of books about North Africa
The Voices of Marrakesh, Elias Canetti
The Caliph's House, Tahir Shah
Zohra's Ladder: And Other Stories from Morocco, Pamela Windo
A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco, Suzanna Clarke
Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956, Gavin Maxwell
The Sheltering Sky, Paul Bowles
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson
Cinnamon City, Miranda Innes
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
New Moroccan Style: The Art of Sensual Living, Susan Sully
The Spider's House, Paul Bowles
Fatima the Spinner and the Tent, Idries Shah
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood, Fatima Mernissi
Morocco That Was, Walter B. Harris
For Bread Alone, by Mohamed Choukri and Paul Bowles
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Living in Morocco: Design from Casablanca to Marrakesh, by Lisl Dennis and Landt Dennis
Living in Morocco [Illustrated], by Barbara Stoeltie and Rene Stoeltie
A Handful of Honey: Away to the Palm Groves of Morocco and Algeria, Annie Hawes
Morocco Style (Icons Series), by Christiane Reiter and Angelika Taschen
Sweets from Morocco, Jo Verity
Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence (Modern Middle East Literature in Translation Series), by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea and Leila Abouzeid
The Director and Other Stories from Morocco, by Leila Abouzeid
Return to Childhood: The Memoir of a Modern Moroccan Woman, by Leila Abouzeid
The Last Chapter, by Leila Abouzeid and John Liechety
Shopping in Marrakech, by Susan Simon
Hideous Kinky, by Esther Freud
Moroccan Interiors (Midsize), by Lisa Lovatt-Smith
Morocco: Courtyards and Gardens, by Achva Benzinberg Stein
Mediterranean Inspiration: 125 Home Plans Influenced by Southern European Style (Inspiration (Homeplanners)), by HomePlanners
Mediterranean Style: Relaxed Living Inspired by Strong Colors and Natural Materials, by Catherine Haig
Moorish Style, by Miles Danby
Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach, by Hilda Gildemeister
Mediterranean Design, by Mary Whiteside
Dan Sater's Mediterranean Home Plans: 65 Superb Designs in New Mediterranean Style, by Dan Sater
Courtyards in Marrakesh: The Living Presence of Islamic History, by Werner Blaser
Casa Moro: The Second Cookbook, by Sam Clark
In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World, by Penelope Hobhouse
Fresh Moroccan: Over 70 Healthy Recipes, by Nada Saleh
Fresh Moroccan: Over 80 Healthy Moroccan Recipes, by by Nada Saleh
Marokkanisch kochen, by Nada Saleh
Moro East, by Samantha Clark, Samuel Clark
The Moro Cookbook, by Samantha Clark, Samuel Clark, Pia Tryde
Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah, by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
A Year in Marrakesh, by Peter Mayne
The Caliph's House, Tahir Shah
Zohra's Ladder: And Other Stories from Morocco, Pamela Windo
A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco, Suzanna Clarke
Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956, Gavin Maxwell
The Sheltering Sky, Paul Bowles
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson
Cinnamon City, Miranda Innes
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
New Moroccan Style: The Art of Sensual Living, Susan Sully
The Spider's House, Paul Bowles
Fatima the Spinner and the Tent, Idries Shah
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood, Fatima Mernissi
Morocco That Was, Walter B. Harris
For Bread Alone, by Mohamed Choukri and Paul Bowles
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Living in Morocco: Design from Casablanca to Marrakesh, by Lisl Dennis and Landt Dennis
Living in Morocco [Illustrated], by Barbara Stoeltie and Rene Stoeltie
A Handful of Honey: Away to the Palm Groves of Morocco and Algeria, Annie Hawes
Morocco Style (Icons Series), by Christiane Reiter and Angelika Taschen
Sweets from Morocco, Jo Verity
Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence (Modern Middle East Literature in Translation Series), by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea and Leila Abouzeid
The Director and Other Stories from Morocco, by Leila Abouzeid
Return to Childhood: The Memoir of a Modern Moroccan Woman, by Leila Abouzeid
The Last Chapter, by Leila Abouzeid and John Liechety
Shopping in Marrakech, by Susan Simon
Hideous Kinky, by Esther Freud
Moroccan Interiors (Midsize), by Lisa Lovatt-Smith
Morocco: Courtyards and Gardens, by Achva Benzinberg Stein
Mediterranean Inspiration: 125 Home Plans Influenced by Southern European Style (Inspiration (Homeplanners)), by HomePlanners
Mediterranean Style: Relaxed Living Inspired by Strong Colors and Natural Materials, by Catherine Haig
Moorish Style, by Miles Danby
Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach, by Hilda Gildemeister
Mediterranean Design, by Mary Whiteside
Dan Sater's Mediterranean Home Plans: 65 Superb Designs in New Mediterranean Style, by Dan Sater
Courtyards in Marrakesh: The Living Presence of Islamic History, by Werner Blaser
Casa Moro: The Second Cookbook, by Sam Clark
In Search of Paradise: Great Gardens of the World, by Penelope Hobhouse
Fresh Moroccan: Over 70 Healthy Recipes, by Nada Saleh
Fresh Moroccan: Over 80 Healthy Moroccan Recipes, by by Nada Saleh
Marokkanisch kochen, by Nada Saleh
Moro East, by Samantha Clark, Samuel Clark
The Moro Cookbook, by Samantha Clark, Samuel Clark, Pia Tryde
Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah, by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
A Year in Marrakesh, by Peter Mayne
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