The 27th edition of Assilah Festival, one of the oldest in Morocco and in the Arab world which proves to be a platform bringing together Arab intellectuals, will start on Friday August 5. <i>Le Matin</i> reports that this year's edition has a rich program including several seminars such as `the music in the Muslim World` and "The novel Magharebian in the Magharebian countries and abroad." The program of Assilah Festival also consists of music concerts of Andalusian music, Fado, Flamenco and classical music.