Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), accompanied by an ICESCO delegation including Dr. Mohamed Zinelabidine, Head of the Sector of Culture and Communication, and Ambassador Khaled Fatherrahman, Head of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue, took part in the opening ceremony of the academic symposium titled “Arabs and New Regional and International Changes: Future of Arabism”. The Symposium was held by the Assilah Forum Foundation, on Monday 8 November 2021, at Prince Bandar bin Sultan Library in Assila.

 The Symposium is held as part of the activities of the 42nd edition of the International Cultural Festival of Assila, held under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, may Allah assist him, from 29 October to 18 November 2021. The Forum saw high-caliber participation including prominent intellectual and cultural personalities.