Lagrange Points Project

<p>Lagrange Points Bookstore Caf&eacute; will be a space of creativity for everyone.&nbsp;We will collect a wide selection of Arabic literature in both classic and contemporary books, from philosophy to history, novels to poetry - in Arabic, English, French and Flemish.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496332/arabic_islamic_art_by_bassemadel-d5kmuqa-1521038159.jpg" /></p><p>This will also be a venue where people will come together to listen to live music, celebrate art, exchange cultures and meet new people.</p><p>We are a group of&nbsp;people who are passionate about Arab culture and literature. We were always looking for a place where we can feel home, share our culture, and open it up to other cultures. This is why we decided to create this association and launch&nbsp;our&nbsp; project with the support of numerous local and regional organizations, intellectuals, artists&nbsp;and activists.</p><p>During the past few months, we have built a wide network of partnerships with many organizations and institutions such as the public Dutch libraries of St. Joost, St. Gilles and Molenbeek. We are also working together with other local, Belgian and European NGOs that focus on feminism and LGBTI rights in the Arab world, immigration, labor inclusiveness&nbsp;and entrepreneurship.</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496333/poetry-reading12-1521038196.jpg" /></p><p>The name of our project is inspired from an astrophysical concept that was discovered by Jean-Luis Lagrange. A Lagrangian point is a location in space where the combined gravitational forces between two large bodies such as the Sun and Earth creates a point of balance and harmony. Satellites and spaceships are placed on these locations in order for them to rotate around the Sun with the Earth&#39;s same orbital speed, not faster or slower.&nbsp;<br />We chose this concept as our association wants to locate Arabic culture and literature in harmony within the cosmopolitan atmosphere that marks the city of Brussels with a mix of cultures, languages and nationalities, and its representation of openness, diversity, and unity.</p><p>We are:</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496572/Feras-1521107476.jpg" /><br />Feras Abo Dabboseh:&nbsp;<strong> A Political scientist&nbsp;and researcher - Lagrange Points Founder.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496576/d6ccfd38-c92e-43d9-8be2-62da814a739d-1521107782.jpeg" /></p><p>Lore Baeten:&nbsp;<strong>Arabic language professor and a cultural activist<br />Lagrange Points Board member.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496573/Hannibal-1521107507.jpeg" /></p><p>Hannibal Saad:&nbsp;<strong>Artistic director of Oriental Landscapes, artistic Director, General Manager at Music and Beyond Foundation, and board member at Lagrange Points.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496577/kata2-1521107855.jpg" /></p><p>Katharina Bamberg&nbsp;<strong>Working on migration policies for a think tank in Brussels, and a Lagrange Points co-founder.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496578/12316252_917738174977488_295196065730889674_n-1521107893.jpg" /></p><p>Hashim Ibrahem:&nbsp;<strong>Cameraman and a filmmaker&nbsp;<br />Co-founder at Lagrange Points.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/496579/dima-1521107912.jpg" /></p><p>Dima Issa:&nbsp;<strong>Social scientist at ULB,&nbsp;a cultural activist, and a Lagrange Points board member</strong></p><p>We are ready to start the action,&nbsp;we hope that we can start during summer, at this stage it is a bit difficult to set an actual date...with your support we can do this according to our plan,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Sounds good? please support our project!</p><p>We look forward to seeing you soon at Lagrange Points!</p>