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Tetouan launches festivities as Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026
via Le Matin1 hour ago5 min read
Tetouan, chosen as the Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2026 alongside Matera, Italy, has launched a series of cultural activities. These events, spanning three days, include art and craft exhibitions, musical evenings, and intellectual and cultural gatherings, all designed to highlight the city's rich tangible and intangible heritage. The program, supported by partners like the Municipality of Tetouan, the Union for the Mediterranean UpM, the Anna Lindh Foundation, and Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, will continue with various artistic, intellectual, and literary activities, showcasing the historical and cultural richness of the "white dove" of the Mediterranean. The Minister emphasized that this event is not merely a celebration but the culmination of a long civilizational journey and international recognition of Morocco's role as a land of tolerance, peace, and a bridge between Africa and Europe, and between East and West. The Minister noted that Tetouan's selection is due to its historical role as a meeting place for cultures and a safe haven for Andalusians, who left an exceptional architectural, musical, and intellectual legacy, making it the heir to Andalusian civilization. The Minister also highlighted that the streets of Tetouan's old medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site, tell stories of peaceful coexistence among Muslims, Jews, and Christians for centuries, with its minarets, gates, and squares reflecting the plural and open nature of Moroccan culture. T
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