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From Sewing Fishnets in Morocco to Writing Projects in Sweden!

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  From Sewing Fishnets in Morocco to Writing Projects in Sweden! This is going to be like a fairy tale. Unexpected story to experience and live where I never saw it coming. I can not jump into my story without putting you into the whole context of who the hell I am and where I come from and how I ended up in Sweden. First, I am not hell, but I saw it many times in my life. I grew up to a very challenging and discriminating childhood in the old town of Larache, northern Morocco. Larache comes across the Loukous river that holds on the other bank a Roman ruin that was built 1200 years B.C. I spent my earlier years as most of my generation, scrolling around dirty streets, collecting wood from the port to sell it for Hammam, fishing at the harbour in front of the city pipeline, where the fish find a great deal of rubbish and organic trash, then I sell the fish to make my day. Most of my days, I spent with my father sewing fishnets or cleaning dirty boats when they arrive at the por...
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Reality Check: What does migration look like in other countries?

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Reality Check: What does migration look like in other countries? “Pathways of Hope” is an international Youth Exchange gathering 35 participants from Portugal, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Ukraine, Italy and Romania in Marrakech, Morocco, with the purpose of learning about migration realities around the world. The main concepts discussed during the project are refugee, migrant, emigrant, immigrant, I.D.P. and asylum seeker.  On our 3rd day, we warmed up in the morning with an Egyptian energizer introduced by Islam Harb, followed by a reality check activity where all the countries had the chance to bring us closer to their migration realities and related issues, such as the two European cities in the north of Africa (Ceuta, Melilla) and Ukranian diasporas. The Egyptian team introduced a new learning tool to present their reality through a market, where each Egyptian participant covered a certain aspect of the topic.  ...
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Oujed Awed Circus Festival in Larache 27-30 June 2019

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Illustrated by Clare Nelson - Designed by Abderrahman Assorhani MITO, the Legend For about 50 years, Abdelhamid Akhazan (Mito), the very known circus pedagogue in Larache, has been able to address thousands of people and help them becoming international circus artists. He created an international network of Moroccan Acrobats all around the world. Today, he is the president of Gymnastics & Acrobatics Association and still teaching circus arts for a third generation. Coming to Oujed Awed Circus Festival in Larache, a collaborative project between Jordbro VarldsOrkester (Sweden) and Gymnastics and Acrobatics Association of Larache (Morocco), we will celebrate the life of MITO through a circus/theatre performance directed by Louise Kvarby (Dancer and Choreographer from Sweden) and Jamal Nouman (Musician and Actor from Morocco). The Festival will take place during the period of 23-30 June 2019. On the 23rd, we will launch the photo exhibition *Moments of Mi...
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History from the Land of Everything - EGYPT

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You must be wondering why I am writing this article for the first time to describe a trip. You must be also wondering why I titled the article this way, The Land of Everything. Well, let me tell you a story, a story of a big fan of travelling and adventures. Let me tell you why and how I fall in love with Egypt and what changed in me after that trip. Many times, things happen to us for certain reasons. Either bad or good, they come for a certain lesson that we learn at the end. For that, I have been learning since I released my consciousness and eagerness to grew up. And, travelling is my best corner for that learning. For countless reasons, I have been travelling and growing up through what I see, touch and breath. Going back to these many times, Anas, a dear friend and a man of his word, a representative of  Föreningen Framtidståget  invited me to participate in an Erasmus+ Project in Egypt knowing that I will not miss the opportunity. I ended up packing my ba...
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