Book Fair at the Paris "Esspace Barrault" - Paris, France

A Book Fair was held at the Paris Education Center “The partition of your life”, “Espace Barrault”, on the occasion of the 60th accompanied in background music anniversary of the Rome Treaty which founded the by young pianist Dorian Gravrand. European Union. Celebrating the cultural diversity of Mrs Lama Al Atassi, a Syrian Europe, several writers and friends of FFWPU were invited political activist based in France, to introduce their works. gave a talk on the future of With a video in the background showing historical events and multicultural Europe. pioneers that led the signing of the Rome Treaty, tables had Mrs. Jezia Lahmar Rachid, a been arranged in the conference hall Tunisian businesswoman and where writers displayed their books. women’s rights activist, spoke about One by one, each writer introduced peaceful change through women-run their work and responded to development activities in the questions from the audience. Directly Mediterranean region. broadcasted on Facebook, the talks could be followed by a few hundred Mr. Samir Mégally, an Egyptian- viewers. born writer and painter, gave a talk on the biography he recently Dr. Jean-Luc Berlet, a philosopher published and led a discussion on and professor, spoke about his Lebanese writer Khalil Gibran, and recently published book on displayed several of his paintings. Nietzsche, his relationship to women and their influence on his Several participants from the philosophy. Parisian Café Philo network, which regularly brings together writers and Mrs. Eugénie Dossa Quenum, literature fans, attended the event from the Women’s International that was concluded by poetic League for Peace and Freedom recitations from Mr. Gilles Rocca. (WILPF), spoke about her book entitled: “The power of invisible This was an encouraging first event links and the small secrets of life”. of this kind at the Paris Education Center, where we plan to invite Mrs. Fatima Chbibane, a regularly some writers on various Moroccan-born poet, read several themes relating to the vision of poems from her recent poetry book FFWPU.