28/11/2025 - ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO FATIMA MERNISSI:
An Evening with filmmaker and author Saâd Chraïbi
As part of the annual tribute to Moroccan sociologist and writer Fatima Mernissi
(27 september 1940 – 30 november 2015), this year’s focus is on Moroccan filmmaker and author Saâd Chraïbi.
For more than forty years, he has explored the major social and historical issues of his country, with particular attention to the position of women. As a leading figure of engaged cinema, he has also played an active role in shaping Morocco’s cultural policies. The evening will be moderated by Brussels-based author, VUB Fellow, and activist Fatiha Saïdi.
The book presentation, film screening, and concert will offer a captivating exploration at the intersection of art, gender, memory, and social change in contemporary Morocco. This multidisciplinary event promises a powerful dialogue on gender, resistance, transmission and (dis)continuities of artistic traditions.
This event is organized by Espace Magh, Crosstalks VUB, and the Fatima Mernissi Chair at VUB (an initiative of RHEA – Research Centre on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality).
INFO
28/11/2025 - 19:00 - 22:00
Espace Magh - Priemstraat 17, 1000 Brussels
Language: French - film in Arabic with French subtitles
PROGRAMME
Book presentation: Fragments de scènes (2024), a personal and powerful account of political divides, struggles for emancipation, and collective memory in today’s Morocco.
Film-screening: Le silence des violons (2025), a moving story of Hafsa, a young violinist defying her family’s expectations, supported by her grandfather who passes on the precious heritage of his musical art.
(102 min — Fiction — French & Arabic (subtitles French) — Maroc — 2025)
Live music: l’Orchestre Melhoune is a chaabi trio bringing a vibrant Moroccan style that blends tradition with celebration.
TICKETS
Ticket valid for the book presentation, the film screening and the performance:
Regular: €15.75 (€15.00 + €0.75 booking fee)
Student/child: €10.75
Reduced: €10.75 (-26, job seekers, seniors, groups, teacher card holders and PASS Cultuur Marolles).