International Cooperation in the L'Hospitalet

The book Xauen, historiogràfic itinerary through the vision of its travellers , is shown in the Centre Cultural Tecla Sala.

The book it shows us, the city of Xauen , placed in the west of the Moroccan, capital Rif of the province of Xauen. It belongs to the region of Tànger-Tetuán-Alhucemas. Shawen is the form abbreviated (unofficial) of the name of the city, which he passed to the Spaniard initially like Xauen, coming from the French name Chaouen. The maps and panels of road indicate the French Shifshawen in Arab and Chefchaouen. The city was set up in 1471 in the Berber placement of a small population. Its original population was compound especially for exiles of 'to the-Ándalus, so much Muslim how Jews, reason why the ancient part of the city has an appearance very similar to that of the Andalusian people, with small alleys of irregular outline and whitewashed homes (frequently with blue tones).

In the presentation of the book some will be of its authors: Xavier Barrreda Cortiella, president of the ONGD ALKARIA, Ivone Puig Artigas, anthropologist and teacher of the University of Barcelona, Maria Victoria Tous Monedero , architect specialized in environmental sostenibilitat and collaborator in the project of the city of Xauen with actions of urbanistic advice.

The woman Maria Angeles Sariñena , tenienta of mayor's office of the Town Council of The Hospitalet will show the act.
To the assistants were presented with a copy of the book.
For the current motives of pandemic the gauging is limited and makes mistake  TO RESERVE

The president of the Municipality of Chefchauen, the man. Mohamed Sefiani presents us the city and the book

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The book Brújulas sobre África, was shown in line yesterday, on day 19 of April. In the presentation he intervened Nicolás Cortés, director of the Program of Cooperation of the Town Council of L'Hospitalet and the represented ones of the entity Africaye, since it is a joint edition.

The book is a publication that pretèn an approach more objective to the African reality, with the help of the social sciences, the history, the economics or the political science,.

 Here you can see the recording of the presentation

Presentation of the exhibition Xauen, the blue city, to the Library Tecla Sala . Xauen, saintly city of the mountains of the Rif, an architectural pleasure of the North of Morocco, cultural and religious center of irradiation where a big part of its urban planning and of its company its andalusí past has come off reflected.
Of the pictures of Ahmed Balamine Alami, who configures this itinerant exhibition, Sala will be able to be enjoyed again in the Key Library.

Funded by the Town Council of L'Hospitalet and the Regional Government of Barcelona

The exhibition in a video

The imaginary about  Africa gives a mythological, distorted or sometimes paternalistic approach, which refers to an old idea of ??Africa. And with the aim of helping to understand African realities and change the imaginary, the Africaye project has emerged, and the publication of the book Compasses on Africa through the support of social sciences, history, economics or political science.