Maryam Al-Taidi-Rabat
At first glance, the idea seems to be an experiment that brings back the cultural cafes of the façade, which is unique, oriented directly to the goal, and requires reading the book before coffee, which is the philosophy of the youth initiative in Morocco "coffee and book".
If Darwish Cafe is a "sister of time, do not drink in a hurry." If this cafe is "meditation and self-absorption and memories," the "coffee and book" initiative to penetrate the views and quotations and novels, and dive in the sense and search for feasibility, and the sharing of visions and perceptions.
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Moments you think
At a cafe in the capital, Rabat, young people took time to think, to listen to each other, and to listen to one another, on the theme of "We have one life, how do we live in an optimal way?" "He said.
Young people of different stripes and disciplines dive into deep philosophical debate. Each participant expresses his opinion based on his convictions and cultural and cognitive components, sometimes quotations from previously proposed books, and other convictions.
The first edition of this activity was organized on 27 October in Rabat, and touched upon the real value, conditions and benefits of thinking.
"The goal of the initiative is to raise awareness, support reading and writing," says Hamza Hassoun, 25, of Al Jazeera Net. "The initiative chooses a coffee shop that provides a suitable space and accepts the principle," he says.
"He and his colleagues through the initiative are sending a message to coffee shop owners that going to a cafe can be useful, if combined with a goal," said Hamza, a philosophy specialist and founder of the "Get Up" Foundation, which organizes and organizes a range of cultural events and youth activities. Lost in the cafe to no avail. "
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Interesting and distinguished
"In our normal environment, few people care about books. The initiative allows people to meet with your interests," she said. "The initiative brought my attention to her interest in books and learning."
The girl followed the views of the rest of the participants, took the floor in turn, defended her convictions, reviewed her experience, listened attentively. Maryam is used to such activities. She sees that the difference between coffee shops and "coffee and book" is simple and deep. The literary café is about meeting a guest of honor, reviewing his idea, poetry or writing. Active in the accumulation of information placed on the table.
Maryam believes that exchange and sharing have nothing to do with information but also with energy, explaining that the initiative allows people to be conversational and knows how to manage differences between different types of thinking.
Choose the topic
Hamza Hassoun explains in his interview with Al Jazeera Net that the basis of choice is the topic, after which he takes the opinions of specialists in reading to choose the book proposal and announce it on Facebook. He adds that books are often available, in multiple languages so that anyone who wants to participate can express himself as he wants.
He welcomes participants in the activity with a smile and a smile, knowing themselves and their specialties and interests, and simplifies their hands with a summary of the book, and a brief idea of the themes of the discussion. The meeting takes place once every three weeks in the same place in Rabat, and the same tour in a cafe in the cities of Salé and Tamara.
Hamza told us that next month the initiative will also be launched in Kenitra and Tetouan, to include major cities.
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Stimulation and continuity
The initiative page organizes a contest related to the best comment on the content of the book. Through Facebook, after the meeting, Hamza leaves the initiative page interactive, and a winner is selected as the guest of honor for the next meeting.
"The initiative encourages reading, stimulates participation, and provides a place to meet people you did not know," said Tariq, winner of the comment contest. "You get out of your comfort zone and your habitual space to test your perceptions and knowledge.
For his part, Menem, a self-development coach, believes that the idea of "coffee and book" teaches the exchange of ideas and the sharing of convictions with different people, and their patterns of thinking.
Hassoun explained that the initiative was interactive through participation in the courses. He pointed out that the management of the meeting is through Facebook, where those wishing to participate fill out a form, and pay the ticket at the coffee shop ($ 2 per participant).