European projects
As a grassroots organisation with international roots, we see Europe as a common space where people from all backgrounds can contribute, grow, and feel at home. Our vision of Europe is human-centred, artistic, and open to change.
Dar al Yasmin stands for a Europe that welcomes, listens, and learns – from its past and from its newcomers.
Project ‘Memento mori’ (Erasmus+)
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Imagining Europe: connections and borders
Europe is more than a continent. It is a web of connections — and also a landscape of borders, both visible and invisible. We are curious about what is truly European, and what in Europe has always come from beyond.
From the poetry of Andalusia to the sciences of Baghdad, from Alexandria’s ancient library to the streets of Sarajevo, Europe has never been sealed off. Its ideas have grown in dialogue — with Africa, with Asia, with the Middle East. The beauty of European art, thought and architecture often carries echoes from elsewhere.
Think of cities like Granada, where Arabic, Jewish and Christian traditions once coexisted and collided. Or Isfahan, whose aesthetics travelled to Venice through textiles and tiles. Or Algiers, where the philosopher Malek Bennabi and the writer Jean Sénac imagined new paths between European and Arab thought — and where the French-Algerian thinker Mohammed Arkoun later asked how to reconcile reason and spirituality in both traditions.
We see Europe not as a fixed identity, but as a space of movement and meaning. We honour its roots — democracy, critical thinking, art —, we remember its violence, while also tracing the many branches that reach far beyond its borders. In doing so, we invite newcomers not only to arrive, but to take part in Europe’s ongoing story.
Project ‘Authentic path’ (Erasmus+)
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Engagement by arts
This is an example of one of the Erasmus+ projects we were partnering in. It brings together 30 young people from different countries to explore self-expression, mental well-being, and intercultural dialogue through music, movement, and the arts. The programme offers creative workshops, collaborative performances, and cultural exchange activities led by young facilitators with backgrounds in art therapy and non-formal education.
The project aims to foster emotional awareness, resilience, and artistic growth while building a supportive, inclusive community. By empowering participants to express themselves and advocate for mental health, the project contributes to a more connected, creative, and compassionate Europe.