Penang’s French Connection of Education and Culture
By Firdaous Bouhassoun
November 2024 FEATURE
WITH ITS PICTURESQUE and eclectic tones, this extract bears witness to France’s long-standing attraction to the island of Penang, and its cosmopolitan and multi-faith identity. Fast forward to 2018, we saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to link a French and a Malaysian city—Arles and Penang—both aspiring to cooperate closely in the arts, culture, heritage and social development.[2]As it is, French heritage can be seen in many parts of the island, from Church Street to Bishop Street,...
Firdaous Bouhassoun
is a research student at Lund University in Sweden. Her main interest is the environmental issues across the world, especially in Northern and Eastern Africa. Besides her studies, she works in an NGO whose aim is to preserve the cultural heritage in North Africa and in the Middle East.
