Rabat – Morocco confirms his commitment to cultural openness and dialogue with the world, since it continues to promote connections across languages, identities and continents.
The active participation of the country as a guest of honor at the Paris Book Fair serves as proof of this approach and confirms his commitment to bridging cultures through artistic and intellectual exchange.
In an interview with the French News Channel TV5 Monde, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Morocco’s Minister of Culture and Communication, spoke of what he described as the characteristic position of the North African nation as an intersection for different cultures.
“Morocco’s strength lies in its ability to harmoniously coexist several cultural identities in the same national space,” said Bensaid. He emphasized that Morocco’s cultural vitality and wealth are deeply rooted in its diversity, a factor that is both celebrated and included in the country’s cultural policy.
When Benaid emphasizes the multilingual character of the nation, she outlined how languages
“Our cultural policy focuses on ensuring just access to culture, regardless of the language in which the work is created,” he said, showing the government’s commitment to inclusive in the arts.
A cultural bridge
In the middle of growing global identity voltages, Morocco positions itself as a cultural bridge between Europe and Africa.
Benawa was based on his historical heritage, including the Andalusian influences and the Gnawa tradition, and emphasized that Morocco is using its rich cultural history to promote reconciliation and peace. “Morocco uses culture as a means of approaching and combines different cultural backgrounds with each other,” he argued.
The minister also referred to the strategic approach of Morocco in the decentralization of cultural efforts and ensured that regional specificities were valued and integrated into the national story. This drive for cultural decentralization plays an important role in the broader goal of the country to strengthen its cultural diversity on the global stage.
Bensaid also found that Morocco’s strong presence at the Paris Book Fair matched the latest state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco, in which several bilateral cultural agreements were signed.
“This event offers a unique opportunity to share a piece of Moroccan cultural history with the French public, the Francophone Communities and the Moroccan diaspora, which help to consolidate the cultural ties between our nations,” he said.
In addition to the solemn literary heritage of Morocco, Bensaid emphasized the importance of the Paris book fair as a platform for the presentation of the wider cultural offers of the country.
He emphasized the central role of books in the development of the Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI), from the cinema and theater about games and visual art.
