Ljubljana v Mreži mest zatočišč preganjanih pisateljev ICORN
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Ljubljana City of Refuge (ICORN)
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Background
In 1993 the Cities of Asylum were founded by the International Parliament of Writers (IPW) that was established by Salman Rushdie, Vaclav Havel, Margaret Drabble and Jacques Derrida among others, in response to the assassination of writers in Algeria. Though the Parliament was later on dissolved, a network of over 30 cities across the world remained active, including Stavanger where the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) is based.
Residents in Slovenia
Ali Amar, a Moroccan writer and journalist, who was censored and persectued because of his inquiries into the Moroccan monarchic system, was a guest writer in Ljubljana from 2011 to 2013. During this period, the city hosted also Zineb El Rhazoui, a journalist, writer and human rights advocate, who strives for a real democracy in Morocco. In 2012 the ICORN joined forces with the Shahrazad - stories for life European project, adn invited the writers Manal al-Sheikh (Irak) and Mansur Rajih (Yemen) to join the two residents on the stage of the World Literatures - Fabula Festival in Ljubljana. Ethiopian poet, writer and journalist Girma Fantaye, who resides in Ljubljana up to 2015, was invited to presented his versatile experience at the Days of Poetry and Wine Festival in Ptuj.
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In April 2011 Ljubljana became a member of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN). +
