Oujda – Ahmed Al-Masaad
On the sidelines of the 15th edition of the International Film Festival of Oujda, the "Nidaa Al-Salam" hall at the Faculty of Law, Mohammed First University in Oujda, hosted today, Tuesday, October 20th, the signing ceremony for the new release by Professor, lawyer, and associative and political activist Salima Faraji, titled "Ana wa Oujda" (Me and Oujda).
The ceremony witnessed a distinguished attendance by a select group of academics, jurists, intellectuals, and media professionals, alongside officials and followers of the cultural and artistic scene in the Eastern region, who shared this literary and humanistic event with the author, celebrating the local memory of the city of Oujda and its ancient alleys.
Ahmed Tantawi, a writer and musician, and Intissar Hadiya, a writer and doctor, read from the book, which delves into the memory and history of Oujda through testimonies. During her presentation of the new release, author Salima Faraji affirmed that "Time does not just pass… it redraws cities and transforms our steps into memories. In Oujda, every street I walk today carries friends from my childhood… I write so that Oujda is not just a dot on a map, but a living memory."
This ceremony served as a milestone to emphasize the value of literary and humanistic documentation of cities, and the role of writing in preserving the collective memory of the capital of the East, accompanied by extensive discussions on the dimensions of this work and the elements of connection to identity and time.
It is worth noting that this activity came to enhance the parallel cultural offerings of the 15th edition of the International Film Festival of Oujda, highlighting the integration between the seventh art and literary creation in expressing societal issues and local memory.
