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Naji Naaman
Humanist, writer and culture promoter
naji
naaman
the mad about gratis culture
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the first gratis culture web
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CULTURAL BIOGRAPHY

Free and open culture makes peace, 1969
Culture can’t be purchased or sold, 2004
To give for free is contagious too, 2008
Naji Naaman


1- Brief Overview
Having regard to the fact that Naji Naaman (humanist, writer and culture promoter, nicknamed “the mad about gratis culture” for trying to globalize such culture) is still realizing his childhood dream by distributing (since 1979) his own books for free, and has created in 1991 a series of free of charge books that published hundreds of books in dozens of languages and dialects, and whose authors belong to the four corners of the planet;
Knowing that the aforesaid series and other gratis cultural activities launched by Mr. Naaman (literary prizes on an international level, public kiosks for free of charge books, literary and cultural salon, public library for series and complete works…) cost him all his time and his money, and led him in many occasions to bankruptcy and debt;
Being aware that such activities have exceeded his personal potential;
Naji Naaman found appropriate to establish a non-profit association and a non-governmental organization (Naji Naaman’s Foundation for Gratis Culture - FGC) in order to consolidate his cultural activities, both current and future, and make participate in it women and men everywhere in the world, interested in culture and working in this field, so should be strengthened more and more the continuity and the expansion of free of charge books, in the service of authors, and especially in the service of readers, as well as the continuity and the expansion of all other cultural activities.

2- Cultural Innovations
Series of Free of Charge Books
Literary Prizes
Public Kiosks for Free of Charge Books
Free of Charge Web Site
Wednesdays’ Meetings – Literary and Cultural Salon
Library of Series and Complete Works
Mitri and Angélique Naaman’s Commemorative Room
International Day for Gratis Culture
Cultural Tourism
Writers’ Museum – Fingermarks

Series of Free of charge books
Established in 1991, this (unique) free of charge literary series of books, entitled “Ath-Thaqafa bil-Majjan” (Free of charge culture), is publishing writings in more than fifty different languages and dialects.

Literary Prizes
In 2002, a series of annual literary prizes (Jawa'iz Naji Naaman Al-Adabiyya/Naji Naaman's Literary Prizes) is launched worldwide. Since, it continually awards laureates all over the world.
In 2007, another series of annual literary prizes is launched (Jawa'iz Naji Naaman Al-Adabiyyal Hadifa/Naji Naaman's Targeted Literary Prizes), i.e.:

- Archbishop Nicolas Naaman's Prize for Human Virtues;
- Mitri Naaman's Prize for the Defense and the Advance of Arabic Language;
- Angélique Bacha's Prize for the Consolidation of Family Ties;
- Marie-Louise El-Hawa's Prize of Moral Literature for Children.

Public Kiosks for Free of Charge Books
Such kiosks (unique in the world) are offered since 2008 to various establishments, mainly pedagogical and cultural institutions, in order to facilitate the distribution of free of charge books to the public.

Free of charge web site
www.najinaaman.org, in English, Arabic and French, is the web site where, since 2008, activities and news of MNAC and FGC are exposed and free books of the publishing house and the foundation, as well as other books may be consulted for free.

Wednesdays’ Meetings – Literary and Cultural Salon
Since 2008, Naji Naaman’s Literary and Cultural Salon (and Writing Workshop), is held six times each season, and men and women of achievements are guests of honour. An annual free book gethers all speeches, discussions and photos.

Library of Series and Complete Works
Established in 2008 and inaugurated in 2012, this (unique) library aims to preserve international cultural heritage and to offer the same to researchers and students.

Mitri and Angélique Naaman’s Commemorative Room
Inaugurated in 2012, this room exhibits to public, with no entrance fees, decorations, manuscripts and other personal things of late Mitri Naaman (1912-1994) and his wife Angélique Bacha (1925-2000).

International Day for Gratis Culture
This (unique) day is celebrated (since 2012) on May, 19 of each year all over the world by the FGC’s ambassadors. Various free of charge cultural activities are given to the public.

Cultural Tourism
A (unique) cultural tourism is encouraged (since 2012) by receiving different groups in the MNAC and FGC premises, and by initiating and inciting people in order to write, publish, maintain libraries and preserve the heritage of outstanding writers, scientists and artists.

Writers Museum – Fingermarks
As from 2013, this (unique) museum invites selected writers to choose the very best of their writings in prose or poetry, to write it and sign it, to put their fingermarks on the paper, then to recite it in audiovisual.
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free and open culture makes peace
1969
naji
naaman