A study on the skills needed to working in the cultural field in the Arab region, and recommendations for skill development tools.
Read MoreReport on cultural policy in the Arab region 2017
The annual report on cultural policies in the Arab region has been published, featuring recent developments and trends in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
Read MoreRecipients of Culture Policy Program grants 2018 announced
The jury selected 7 out of 158 applications submitted to the Culture Policy Program from 14 Arab countries: Jordan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iraq, Morocco, Yemen, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt and Mauritania.
Read MoreFeatured People: Rana Yazaji
In this conversation, we talk to Rana Yazaji (Syria), Managing Director of Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) – a key cultural player in the MENA region that facilitates the development of national cultural policy groups in more than ten Arab countries. We talk about her work and about the challenges she and her team face in these turbulent times for the region. Throughout the autumn, we highlight cultural policy research and activism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Through a series of insightful interviews, we introduce cultural policy researchers and activists who have contributed to the World CP –International Cultural Policy Database.
Read MoreFeatured People: Fatin Farhat
This autumn, ECF highlights cultural policy research and activism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Through a series of insightful interviews, we introduce cultural policy researchers and activists who have contributed to the World CP –International Cultural Policy Database. For this second article in the series, we talk to Fatin Farhat (Palestine) – a key cultural player in the MENA region and contributor to the World CP, about her work, ambitions, challenges and vision for cultural policy as a collaborative process that can help weave new partnerships in Palestine.
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Featured People: Abdullah Al-Kafri - version française
Tout au long de l’automne, ECF met en avant la recherche autour de la politique culturelle et de l'activisme dans la région du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique du Nord (MENA). À travers une série d’entretiens pertinents, ECF présente les chercheurs dans le domaine des politiques culturelles, et les activistes qui ont contribué à World CP –International Cultural Policy Database (une base de donnée internationale de politique culturelle). Pour ce premier entretien de notre série, nous donnons la parole à Abdullah Al-Kafri (Syrie), directeur exécutif de Ettijahat – Independent Culture qui nous parle du travail de son organisation et des défis auxquels celle-ci est confrontée dans ces temps troublés dans la région.
Read MoreFeatured People: Abdullah Al-Kafri
This autumn, ECF highlights cultural policy research and activism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Through a series of insightful interviews, ECF introduces cultural policy researchers and activists who have contributed to the World CP –International Cultural Policy Database. We start our series with Abdullah Al-Kafri, Executive Director of Ettijahat – Independent Culture.
Read MoreCultural Policies in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia
This publication provides an introduction to the realities of public cultural administration and policymaking. A pioneering tool for policymakers and practitioners, both in the region and in the West.
Read MoreAn Alternative Gaze - A Shared Reflection on Cross-Mediterranean Cooperation in the Arts
An Alternative Gaze - A Shared Reflection on Cross-Mediterranean Cooperation in the Arts, published by the ECF, 2008.
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