Youth, Society, Media & Culture

Islamophobia and the Journalistic Coverage of August 17

Islamophobe is the adjective that defines about 60% of the articles published in August in 6 Spanish newspapers about Islam and Muslims, many of these articles having been written on the occasion of the known attacks in Catalonia on August 17.

Arab Media and Political Conflict in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings

In the Middle East, television has thus maintained a strong allegiance with the ruling power in each country. But how should this loyalty be handled when the ruling power is first challenged, then shaken and finally overthrown?

A Loaf of Bread

Landscapes of Concrete, Periphery and Memory

It is difficult to identify with a landscape of a modern city, as it is almost impossible to find personal signs of identity in it. Literature urges us to reflect on public spaces, such as Javier Pérez Andújar's novel Paseos con mi madre (Tusquets,...

Minorities in the MENA Region

The manipulation of sectarian divides by state and non-state actors, sectarian violence, persecutions faced by various ethnic and religious groups, make the question of minorities a key issue for the balance in the MENA region.

La investigación sobre el islam en Europa

“Para comprender mejor las disfunciones que aparecen en nuestra sociedad, debemos estudiar nuestra sociedad en su conjunto y no solo el segmento musulmán –minoritario– donde nacen las conductas violentas”.

Ilustración infantil

« Je voudrais travailler pour que la littérature enfantine et de jeunesse en arabe soit connue partout dans le monde. Je crois au pouvoir de la littérature, de l’art en général, pour changer, même un tant soit peu, nos esprits ».

La literatura infantil y juvenil en el Magreb

Falta de interés de los lectores, éxito de los productos multimedia o riesgos financieros, son algunos de los retos a los que se enfrenta la producción literaria infantil y juvenil.

Entre tradición y modernidad

Hoy se publican más y mejores libros para niños, lo cual refleja las múltiples facetas de una sociedad árabe moderna en rápida transformación.

“A Sea Of Words 2017” Awards Ceremony

The literary competition "A sea of words", convened by the IEMed and the Anna Lindh Foundation, reaches its 10th edition this year 2017.

Pan-Arab Media, Conflicts, Revolutions And Politics

In the political landscape that has resulted from the Arab uprisings of 2011, the new collaboration and / or opposition between power and the media is a key aspect of the political conflict.

Promotion of the Amman Message in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Collaboration between faith-based organizations in the Euro-Mediterranean region furthers interreligious and cross-cultural understanding. Positive grassroots relations in the region can be an unexpected but valuable by-product of faith-based work.