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The oud virtuoso Anouar Brahem will give a free concert on Tuesday the 29th of April, at 8.30 pm, in the Church of Sant Felip Neri in Barcelona. The Tunisian musician will give the first concert in the “Music of the Mediterranean” series, which the IEMed is running this year to bring religious and traditional music from the region to the people of Barcelona as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008. (Expanded news)

On the 14th and 15th of April, the minister in charge of Moroccan expatriate affairs, Mohamed Ameur, and the Minister of Employment of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Mar Serna, took part in this Forum, which was held in the IEMed and was attended by more than 150 participants. The aim of the event was to promote investment and development in the region of Oriental, the place of origin of a large number of Moroccan immigrants living in Catalonia. (Expanded news)

The minister in charge of Moroccan expatriate affairs, Mohamed Ameur, opened the work sessions of this forum, which aims to promote investment in the region of Oriental, the place of origin of the majority of Moroccan immigrants living in Catalonia. The Forum, which will take place in the IEMed on the 14th and 15th of April, has been organised by the IEMed, the Hassan II Foundation and the Ibn Batuta Foundation. (Expanded news)

As part of his official visit to Morocco, the president of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, José Montilla, has travelled to Rabat to inaugurate the “Raimundus, Christianus Arabicus. Ramón Llull and the Meeting of Two Cultures” exhibition. The event was also attended by the Moroccan Minister of Culture, the director general of the IEMed and the writer Najat El Hachmi. (Expanded news)

Two large sections of the latest issue of the magazine focus on the opinions of a number of renowned experts regarding the EU’s migratory policies, as well as the views of some well-known southern European observers in relation to the French initiative to form a Mediterranean Union. One of the issue’s highlights is the interview with Gamal Al-Banna, Egyptian thinker and brother of the founder of the Society of the Muslim Brothers. (afkar-ideas) (Expanded news)

This year, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (Institute for Catalan Studies) , in collaboration with the IEMed, has organised a number of conferences on King James I of Aragon (1208-1276) as part of a series of events taking place throughout 2008 to commemorate the eighth centenary of his birth. The first conference will take place in Barcelona between the 31st of March and the 4th of April and will examine royal power, government institutions and international policy. (Expanded news)

Paul Balta, a prestigious journalist and expert on the Arab and Mediterranean world, took part in this debate, which was hosted by the IEMed to coincide with the publication of his book Comer y beber en el Mediterráneo (“Eating and Drinking in the Mediterranean”, Ediciones de Oriente y del Mediterráneo). The debate was also attended by journalist and literary critic Claudine Rulleau, the director of the author’s publishing house, Inmaculada Jiménez, and the director general of the IEMed. (Expanded news)

The Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Abroad, the IEMed and the Ibn Batuta Foundation have presented the Economic Forum on “Migration and Development in Regions of Origin. Morocco: the Eastern Region”. The aim of the Forum, which will be held on the 14th and 15th of April in the IEMed, is to promote the development of the region, which is the place of origin of a large number of Moroccan immigrants who have settled in Catalonia. (Expanded news)