Realisations & perspectives

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Press release (January 2026)


Happy new solar year 2026!

CALEM    Migrations



Migrations in Marseille:
Our 3 principal activities this year

Dinners every evening during Ramadan 2025, in the company of migrants and vulnerable people in our network in Marseille, particularly those housed in our small CALEM shelter in Marseille:

   

Annual workshop during the AOZIZ Festival: picnic, conviviality, traditional musical expressions, in the heart of Longchamp Park, in the company of Sindiane, the association of queer migrants and women in Marseille, thanks to the talents and facilitation of the members of the association La Fabrique du Bonheur:

 

 

Mythological Migrations at the AOZIZ Festival: This year we had the honor of hosting the internationally renowned Pakistani queer artist, Abdullah Qureshi, as an artist-in-residence:



Mary Magdalene Grotto, Sainte-Baume
Pilgrimage to the Sources of Christianity
Mini-Documentary - Spirituality and Migration

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Accompanied by Dr. and Imam Fatima Khemilat, we made our end-of-year pilgrimage, for New Year's Eve, to the foot of the Sainte-Baume massif, a place of migration of the first Christians in France:

"✨ Rediscovering the Legacy of Mary Magdalene ✨

Sacred Feminine • Healing • Workshops In the heart of the Sainte-Baume mountain range, this retreat is an invitation to reconnect with the sacred figure of Mary Magdalene, an initiated woman, guardian of the oils, and apostle to the apostles.

A path of reconnection to the soul, to the forgotten memory of feminine figures, and to the inner union of polarities. A space at the crossroads of religious and shamanic traditions.
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Retreat from December 28 to January 1
🤍 In partnership with the association @calem.institute
Time for meditation, dhikr, and prayers.
👉 The retreat is full,
but some events remain open to the public:

🕯️ Monday, December 29 | 2 pm – 5 pm Visit to the sacred grotto of Mary Magdalene – Sainte-Baume
Meditative walk to the grotto where Mary Magdalene lived for 33 years, followed by a time of prayer and a workshop to (re)discover this mystical figure
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🕯️Tuesday, December 30 | 3 pm – 6 pm
Sacred Oil Treatment ✨ The Sacred Art of Anointing: Transmuting Memories Through the Medicine of Mary Magdalene A sacred oil treatment inspired by the medicine of Mary Magdalene, to transmute painful memories
and unify inner polarities.

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...close out this year in a spiritual,
sisterly, and healing space...

 

CALEM    Institute




EXAMPLES OF NEW  RESOURCES

Elaborated with CALEM Institute

during the year 2025

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Different seminars & discussions, now available
online in the dedicated section of our Youtube channel :


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Discussions, for example "Arab / Qur'an" (2025),
new, took place more than a year ago












Rumi's  Isiphephelo


This year again
(September 2023 to May 2024)
the CALEM Institute shall, God willing, offer its training programs based on renowned scientific research, particularly for
Reformed imam-as in France,
Europe, and beyond
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Now in France, after founding the first inclusive mosque in Europe, we have two progressive and inclusive Islamic centers (in Paris and Marseille) that are members of our international movement.

Furthermore, as every year, we are organizing an integration weekend at the CALEM Institute in Marseille (13003), where we will discuss, share meals, and exchange ideas.
We hope to see you there!

The program (first weekend of August) includes:
 
- Discussions and workshops
- Inclusive and participatory seminars
- Energetical healing sessions (#Reiki)
- Cultural tours and excursions in nature.



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Inscrivez-vous pour notre weekend d'intégration
Dernier weekend d'août, par email ici


CALEM    Editions



Latest article about Muhsinh Hendricks and our international movement, right before his assassination on the
15th February 2025 (peace to his soul) :


"In South Africa, a gay imam head of a queer friendly mosque" (Têtu magazine, France)





All our publications online














Examples of our friday sermons
now available in video and PDF:


Dr. & Imama Rosanna Maryam Signano,
"Search for knowledge unto China"

Dr. & Imama Fatima Khemilat,
"How to face calumny"

CALEM    Cabinet



In 2025, our organization was honored to be part of
several events, in France and abroad
(some examples here).


Follow all the latest news from Cabinet CALEM,
as well as our interviews in English, French and Arabic, on our page Facebook:







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Queer palestinians short movies screening

In collaboration with the artist Mahdi Baraghithi





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First queer & HIV / AIDS Festival

Paris, organized by Shams France & SuperSéro





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2nd inclusive pilgrimage - Mecca & Madina
(recall) CALEM & INIMuslim - December 2024



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AOZIZ Festival - August 2025
CALEM Institute & al. - Marseille




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Marseille & Montpellier with DJ - Prides 2025
Inclulsive celebrations - LGBTQ+ & interfaith



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Interfaith and LGBTQ+ wedding celebrations
Once again this year, we were honored
to facilitate the blessing of couples, usually online,
in France and elsewhere
. Learn more here









CALEM    AOZIZ

In 2025, we had the pleasure of finalizing several
visual contents about our annual festival!




AOZIZ is a network of inclusive organizations, founded by two performing arts companies based in Marseille, and a humanities research organization. With a particular ability to work with mixed groups of disabled and non-disabled people, discriminated minorities or migrants, the body practices, arts and intersectionality are at the heart of the AOZIZ project.

Learn more here






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