How does one grow up between several languages, several countries and several senses of belonging without being forced to choose? On the second day of the Essaouira Human Rights Forum, writers, philosophers, an anthropologist, researchers and artists were less concerned with defining identity than with setting it back in motion. It was a rich conversation, touching on migration, desire, storytelling and freedom.
In Essaouira, the Human Rights Forum, the intellectual extension of the Gnaoua Festival, opened its 13th edition by placing young people at the heart of the debate. Often portrayed as disengaged or disillusioned, they emerged over the course of the discussions as a generation inventing new forms of expression, transmission and commitment. Artists, writers, sociologists, filmmakers, craftspeople, poets and political leaders all pointed to the same conclusion: the younger generation no longer
Meir Macnin was a cunning merchant, who was operating in Essaouira. He left Morocco for England in 1799 for commerce but returned years later to become the sultan’s diplomat.
The 27th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival will take place from June 25 to 27, 2026, in Essaouira, bringing together over 400 artists, including 42 maalems. For three days, the city of Alizés transforms into «the beating heart of a musical composition in constant motion».
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