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Founded in Paris in 1883, the Alliance Française
created a worldwide network of more than 1160 non-profit
organisations established now in 131 countries. Its
mission is to promote France’s heritage and language
as well as to encourage the discovery of its contemporary
productions in order to create a cultural dialogue between
the cultures of France and the hosting country. |
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Placed under the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of France in 1982, the Alliance Française in Dubai was built in 1993/94 on a piece of land offered by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and U.A.E. Minister of Defense, and it is known as the best place to learn French.
| Our Committee |
| Hussain AL JAZIRI | President |
| Nada YAFI | Consul General of France - President of Honor |
| Didier GAZAGNADOU | Cultural Counselor |
| Bertrand GIRAUD | Treasurer |
| Patrick CHALHOUB | |
| Isabelle LOUIS |
| Our Team |
| Dominique CHEVALLIER-WIXLER | Director |
| Administration | |
| Marilyne AOUN | Assistant Administrative |
| Yasmina CHAMIMI | Administrative & Accounting Secretary |
| Claudine | Language Department Secretary |
| Cultural Events | |
| Loula DIERCKX de CASTERLE | Graphic Designer |
| Ossama EL SHAMMAA | Cultural Coordinator |
| Language Department | |
| Stéphanie SALASC-BERTO | Studies Coordinator: Adults DELF, DALF & TEF |
| Nesrine AL-SHEIKH | Studies Coordinator: Children |
| Marie-France BOYLAN | Full-time Teacher |
| Part-time Teachers: | |
Patricia ALLIOT |
Cyrille KNUDSEN |
| Multimedia Centre/EduFrance | |
| Rachel MARZOUK | Head of Dept. |
| Nathalie DELCOMMINETTE | Assistant |
| Office Boys | |
Sunil KOTTAIKKAL |
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| Sudhan MOOLALLAL | |
| French Embassy to the U.A.E. | |
| Consulate General of France | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affaires in France | |
| Alliance Française in Paris | |
| Agenda of the Alliance Française in Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
| Frenchs in the Arabic world | |
| EduFrance | |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris | |
| Lycée Georges Pompidou | |
| French Business Council | |
| Air France | |
| DubaiMadame.com | |
| DUCTAC (Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Center) located at the Mall of the Emirates | |
| Dubai Classical Guitar Orchestra | |
| Maison de la France | |
| Le Chameau Futé | |
| Bonjour Dubai | |
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The First Francophone Magazine in the GCC! Pan Arab Publication (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE)
This initiative is the fruit of a partnership between the Alliance française of Bahrain and BPIC, a company specialized in publishing, event promotion and advertising. L’agenda is a cultural magazine, free to all readers, with the ambition to federate the cultural institutions of the region and create a visibility for the Francophone and Francophile communities of the Gulf.
Every other month, the publication’s editorial highlights major cultural, social and business facts, events and developments both within the GCC and the international francophone news. It regularly presents as well initiatives of French speakers living in the region. And the brochure finally lists all activities promoted by French cultural centers established in the GCC. To enable non-French speakers to also have access to the information, L’agenda proposes articles either translated into Arabic or English.
The cultural brochure is circulating throughout the whole region - Distributed in conjunction with all active French institutions (Embassies, Consulates, Alliances Francaises, Centres Culturels Francais, etc.) - Along with prominent local newspapers (Bahrain Tribune / Al Wasat / Peninsula Qatar, etc.) - Through direct personal mailing (continuously updated databases) - Display in social and trendy places (restaurants, cafes, hotels, hospitals, embassies, schools, universities and other governmental premises, cultural centers, corporate venues, airports, malls, supermarkets, airlines, etc.) - Display on the sites of major regional events or gatherings (Bahrain Grand Prix / Spring of Culture, etc.)
If you wish to get more info or better, contribute to the editorial, don’t hesitate to log onto : or contact |



















