Diwan al-Arab & Poetry Competition |
A rich authentic Arabic "sahra" was organized in the evenings: literary reading, songs, poetry competition, sharing experience... |
The "Anashid" group of the Sirius Association in action entertaining the participants. |
The poetry competition masterly directed by Mourad was an immense success. It was the Algerian team versus the remaining Arab delegations. |
It soon appeared that the "Arab" team was no match for the Algerian one.
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... and so Dr Basurah was allowed to enter the fray on the "Arab minus Algeria" team, while the Algerian team was reinforced by an engineering student, Fateh. |
Here the Algerian team: Baddredine, Fateh, Aimen, and Bilal |
...and the "Arab minus Algeria" one. |
Still the "Moubaraza" turned neatly to the side of the Algerian team, thanks in particular to Fateh. This brotherly competition ended under the solid applaud of the whole room. |
More poetry reading from Dr.Sharafuddin |
A traditional Arab dress exhibition: Maghreb, Tunisia, Mount Lebanon,... |
Scenes from the "Daily Life" of the Participants
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Lunch time |
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Some downtown Constantine deambulations. |
Flying over Constantine aboard the telepherique |
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 Across the Sidi M'Cid bridge walking
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The canyon is some 1800m in length. Its depth reaches some 200m at the Sidi M'Cid bridge. The bridge itself is some 447m long.
See here the full panorama. (Picture Younes Boudiaf- Sirius) |
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The corniche encircling the "Rocher". |
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Reforestation:
Arab hands at work for the future generations
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 We rented four mini-buses (seen on the picture) to afford an agreable trip to the participants which will went through 4 Wilayates and crossed some 500 km.
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At the Beni Haroun megadam, one of the largest in North Africa. It supplies water to a large part of Eastern Algeria. |
The large bridge crossing the artificial lake. It is one of the longest suspended
bridge in North Africa.
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A walk over the bridge |
 The Jijelian corniche one of the most beautiful one in the Meditteranean sea. |
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At the entrance of the Kouhouf al_Ajiba, the "Marvelous
Cave" along the corniche.
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Inside the "Marvelous
Cave" with its carved wonders. |
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Visit of the famous historical lighthouse near the Aouana harbor. |
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A lunch stop over in the Jijel forest. |
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