July 2011
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INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
The fondation Alliance Française organizes an international photography contest. Theme is "Planètes femmes". The selected lauréat will win a one-week stay in Paris.

   

After Fête de la Musique – 22nd of June – Plantation Lounge of Sofitel JBR

AF Dubai and Sofitel celebrate the After " Fête de la
Musique" with a live concert of 3 musical performances
throughout the evening :
GYPSY JAZZ- ARABIC FUSION - CELTIC MUSIC
AED 150 including cheese&wine buffet and a private
concert
Booking: 04 335 87 12
SOFITEL JBR, plantation Lounge, from 7 to 10 pm

   
   

Fête de la Musique
Theme 2011: Music of the 3 oceans
Tuesday 21st of June 2011 - 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Venue: Souk Madinat Jumeirah
Free admission to all public
French Songs, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Irish, Classical Music

“La Fête de la Musique” will take place in the unique surroundings of the Souk Madinat Jumeirah. Amateur and professional musicians will invade the alleys of the souk, and perform from 7:00 p.m. till 10 pm. The Fête de la Musique, Will allow the expression of all styles of music in a cheerful atmosphere, and will be representative of the cultural diversity of the UAE. The various acts and artists present a wide diversity of instruments, traditions and sounds. It helps popularize musical practice for and not so young people. This is likely to be one of the most varied and colorful musical events of the season.

   
JAZZ: Le Petit Orchestre Swing de France – Jazz à Paris
Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Blue Bar – Novotel Dubai World Trade Centre
Ticketed event: AED 90
For more info: Tel 04 335 87 or events@afdubai.com

   
SPECIAL EVENING: Kamal Musallam & the release of his new CD - Songs for Seung-eun
Thursday, May 5th 2011 – 8:00 pm
Auditorium - Alliance Française de Dubai

   

Program TV5 Monde

 

Discover : Dubai AccueilDubaimadameL'Oriental FrenchischicL'Agenda
Canal Académie Radio Qatar

JOB OFFERS: French, Arabic & Hindi teachers

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Exhibition

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On the theme of sustainable development.

Location

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Hall of the Alliance Française (Oud Metha)

Period

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from the 4th to the 30th of September 2011

Days

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from Sunday to Thursday

Timing

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from 9 :00 am to 4:00 pm

Age group

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Children & Adults

Visit Duration

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45 minutes – 1 hour

Composition

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10 panels (Text & illustration) 200 x 115 cm

Language

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French (English translation available)

Themes

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There is no shortage of air
You are part of biodiversity
Health comes from eating sufficient & Balanced food
Power to be resold
The society gets all wound up
All in the same boat
The blue planet keeps to itself
Go back to stone age ?

Pedagogic

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Questions about the sustainable development are available and can be sent prior to your visit reservation in French and English language.

About the Exhibition
In order to illustrate the state of the planet, six cartoonists and illustrators of different nationalities represented the Earth in the universal language of cartooning.

What does Sustainable Development mean?
Sustainable Development is a concept of society, defined by the 1987 Brundtland report as a development that “meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the capacities of the future generations to meet theirs”.

What does the exhibition illustrate?
In 8 illustrated thematic, this exhibition invites us to reflect on the implementation conditions of a sustainable development showing the necessary solidarity of this challenge: solidarities between generations, between territories and especially between people.

 

 

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Each participant must register at the Alliance Française of Dubaï and send 2 snapshots before September 5th 2011 . A jury selected by the AFD will select the name of the participant whose snapshots will be sent to the Foundation. The foundation will then select the winner among all snapshots sent by all the Alliances Françaises involved in the contest.
To check the contest rules go to
www.fondation-alliancefr.org/spip.php?rubrique246
For any other information and to send your snapshots, write to mediatheque@afdubai.com
   

 

   

JAZZ: Le Petit Orchestre Swing de France – Jazz à Paris

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SPECIAL EVENING: Kamal Musallam & the release of his

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PROGRAM TV5 MONDE : www.tv5.org
 



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DISCOVER
 

DUBAI ACCUEIL
 

DUBAIL ACCUEIL is a structure that welcome the French & Frenchspeaking expatriates in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and organizes meetings, visits, conferences ...

www.dubaiaccueil.com

 

WWW.DUBAIMADAME.COM
 

DubaiMadame.com is the first online feminine magazine focusing on francophone women living in the UAE and on those planning to expatriate in the region. 

Through its Fashion & Beauty, Motherwood, Going out and Cooking & Decorations sections, dubaimadame is a high standard femine magazine which reflects French art de vivre and offers several articles, news and advice ‐as well as good deals to add spice to life of expatriates staying in Dubai: Dubaimadame.com is first of all a guide about the expatriation, providing women with all the daily tips necessary to set up or to live in the UAE. How to find a job, bring along your pet or enroll your children at school? dubaimadame answers all these questions ‐and even more! The magazine also features readers who live in Dubai and who are willing to share their experience.  www.dubaimadame.com

 

 

The first Frenchspeaking online newspaper for the United Arab Emirates.
www.loriental.info

 

WWW.FRENCHISCHIC.COM
 

French is chic, French is chic: the portal of French language in the United Arab Emirates ! This trilingual web site (French, English, Arabic) provides you with all

the addresses you need if you are interested in learning French or discovering the culture of French speaking countries. www.frenchischic.com

 

L'AGENDA
 

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 www.lagendagolfe.com or contact lagenda.golfe@gmail.com!

 

CANAL ACADEMIE
 

A free radio to download : www.canalacademie.com

 

From the Institut de France in Paris, Canal Académie presents the work of the members of different academies : French Academy, Sciences, Beaux-arts, Moral & Politics Science. More than 1000 programs are available.

 

RADIO QATAR
 

French programs on Radio Qatar 97.5 FM
Infos : radioqatar@hotmail.com • Tel : (974) 486 12 41 • Fax : (974) 489 44 06

 

JOB OFFERS
 

The Alliance Française of Dubai is looking for :
French teacher with FLE formation (adults and / or children classes)
Arabic teacher with experience (adults classes)
Hindi teacher with experience (adults classes)

The Alliance Française of Dubai will not provide visa

Please send your Curriculum Vitae + motivation letter :
Alliance Française : P.O. Box 4605 Dubai 
Tel: (971-4) 335 8712 • Fax : (971-4) 335 87 04
E-mail:
info@afdubai.com

 

 

 

 

 

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