During a meeting, organized at the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco (BNRM) in the presence of an audience of intellectuals, diplomats, friends and family members of the deceased, the participants followed a screening recounting the life of the late Mohamed Benchekroun, his academic career and his significant contribution to the fields of thought and literature through his numerous works in Arabic, French and Spanish covering several themes. The documentary film also discussed the various distinctions and awards obtained by the deceased in Morocco and abroad.
This event was also an opportunity to recall the human and professional qualities of the deceased as well as his numerous research achievements in the fields of literature, translation, culture and history.
The various testimonies also highlighted the works of the deceased and his rich contribution to the evolution of thought and literature in Morocco.
On this occasion, an agreement was signed between the son of the deceased, Nafis Benchekroun and the director of the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed El Ferrane, under which the Benchekroun family donates to the BNRM the documentary collection bequeathed by the deceased.
In a statement to MAP, Mr. El Ferrane, who described the deceased as a “cultural and intellectual monument”, highlighted the significant contribution of the late Benchekroun to the human sciences and his pioneering contribution to scientific research, expressing his gratitude to the family of this great author for having donated some 7,000 works to the national library, in addition to the academic archives that the deceased made a point of making available to researchers.
Mr. El Ferrane indicated that the celebration of the literary, cultural and intellectual heritage of the late Mohamed Benchekroun by the BNRM is part of a tradition aimed at celebrating Moroccan memory and the personalities who have marked it.
In a similar statement, Nafis Benchekroun expressed his heartfelt thanks for the vibrant tribute paid to his father, noting that it is a gesture that celebrates the richness, diversity and density of Moroccan culture.
Mohammed Benchekroun was born in Marrakech in 1932. Considered one of the disciples of the late scholar Mokhtar Soussi, he memorized the Holy Quran from a young age and was one of the best translators of the Quranic text into French.
This great author thus combined an authentic and modern education both in primary and secondary schools in Marrakech, and at the higher education level in Rabat and Paris, from where he obtained several university degrees, including a State doctorate in literature in 1974.
The late Benchekroun received the Mohammed VI Prize for Islamic Thought and Studies in 2013.
Author of several works in Arabic, French and Spanish, he held numerous positions including that of Minister of National Education and diplomat, notably at UNESCO.
2024-08-26 08:16:22