Madi Seydi, talks about her previous work as a parliamentary attaché in the Senate. She is currently Consulting Director in Influence Communication. She has just released her first book at Éditions Stock. She tells us about her country of origin Senegal, her country of birth France, her dad but especially about her passion for writing. We will come back soon in another article for an exclusive interview where Madi Seydi will tell us all about her new book “Française venue d’ailleurs”.
I’m Madi Seydi, Director of Influence Communication Consulting. I was a parliamentary attaché in the Senate, and it is a matter of being the assistants of the senators we accompany on a daily basis in their daily tasks of writing their speeches, drafting amendments, proposals for legislation or the monitoring of the relationship and contact with local elected officials, since the Senate has the particularity of representing a territory with which we are in contact (…)
Madi Seydi, Director of Influence Communication Consulting:
Like many children of dual culture, I discovered my family history through conversations with my parents. The title of my book “Français venu d’ailleurs” is an illustration of this dual culture. I was born in France and but my story begins elsewhere, the history of my family at least, I am as well French as Senegalese. I am rooted in these 2 cultures that are my own and that make me(…)
As a child, I have always been passionate about my family’s history. My grandfather was a village chief in Senegal, I thought that one day I would like to have the opportunity to share the story of my family, the one who makes the opposite trip, who lands in Senegal, discovers Dakar and Casamance.
As a kid I asked my dad a lot of questions. I created an imaginary around Africa. When I arrived in Africa, in Senegal, I even found what I hadn’t imagined: a welcoming country, great people. I usually say that my commitment today, whether political or social, I owe it to my country of origin, Senegal(…)
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