Mohamed Fellag (1950, Azeffoun, Algerije) is a comedian. The ex-director of the Théâtre Régional in Bougie, Algeria, he arrived in Paris in 1995. read more
The cultural magazine Vitral was founded in 1994 and is based in Pinar del Río, Cuba). It is a private initiative of a group of independent intellectuals. read more
The satellite television channel Al-Jazeera (based in Doha, Qatar) has been broadcasting since 1996. It represents a revolution in the media culture of the Arab world. read more
Patrick Chamoiseau is a pioneer of the Créolité Movement; using an innovative, creolised French, he is the narrator of Creole history. read more
Paulin J. Hountondji has played a major role in placing African philosophy on a more scholarly footing. read more
Cildo Meireles has played an inspiring and leading role in the Brazilian and Latin American art world. read more
Pepetela tells an alternative Angolan tale: that of the Creole and white population of his country. read more
Sociologist Dessalegn Rahmato succeeds in combining the various aspects of development theory and practice. read more
The traditional work of ceramicists Juana Marta Rodas en Julia Isídrez has a highly individual aesthetic and expressionistic character. read more
Claudia Roden is both the originator and the leading exponent of research into the culinary cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. read more
Cheick Oumar Sissoko is a film-maker who places himself at the service of the film industry and the cultural climate in his country. read more
Tsai Chih Chung presents the Chinese classics in the form of modern-day cartoons. read more
In his architecture Kenneth Yeang uses avant-garde technology in order to build an artificial environment. read more
