8th Festival of Amazigh Culture: Amazigh heritage honored in Fez 13-15 July 2012

The festival is organized by the Spirit of Fes Foundation in partnership with the Association of Fes Saiss, North and South Centre and with the support of the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture and BMCE Foundation.

For this edition, the Festival's organizing committee has put together a varied program consisting of workshops, lectures,musical performances, book presentations around the Amazigh culture, and poetry reading. The program also includes art exhibitions, Moroccan caftan fashion show, and exhibitions of Amazigh carpets.

This festival is an opportunity to reveal the positive impact of cultural diversity and heritage preservation on sustainable development. It is a great moment of authentic culture, a great time of sharing, friendship and fun.

This eighth edition of Festival of Amazigh Culture of Fez aims to promote values ​​of peace and dialogue between cultures. It will highlight the positive impact of multiculturalism and migration on the integration of the Amazigh language in public life.

During the festival a tribute will be paid to Mr. Abdeslam Ahizoun  (CEO of Maroc Telecom) and a number of artists and personalities who have served and contributed to the promotion of the Amazigh culture. The festival is a platform for meetings and dialogue between Maghrebi  and Western intellectuals and artists, and a journey into the heart of an authentic civilization that is  three thousand years old, rich and open to the world.