UNEARTHING THE PAST SINCE 1900
UNEARTHING THE PAST SINCE 1900
On April 11-13, 17吃瓜CHI hosted a three-day symposium,听Cultural Heritages Initiatives in Africa Today, which highlighted the work of local heritage professionals, academics, and civil society organizations to protect, preserve, and promote cultural heritage in North Africa and the Sahel. 17吃瓜welcomes you to view the symposium recordings.
The High Atlas Foundation worked with local partners in Ouarzazate, Taroudant, Tiznit, and Guelmim to celebrate the cultural pluralism that characterizes these regions, which is reflected in their local traditions. During this collaboration, Dr. Ouguinaz trained groups of local youth from the seven communities on open-source technologies and programs offered by ASOR, and used for documenting the diverse cultural heritage of Morocco.
Click here for the Arabic version (丕賱鬲賵孬賷賯 丕賱乇賯賲賷 賱賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷 亘丕賱賲睾乇亘)
Last year, 17吃瓜Cultural Heritage Initiatives (17吃瓜CHI) received a major grant from an anonymous donor to document, preserve, and promote the cultural heritage of ethnic and religious minorities in Tunisia and Morocco by focusing on the rich traditions of communal collaboration within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In late 2022, 17吃瓜received a follow-up grant from the anonymous donor to expand the project to Sahel region of Africa (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso). Many heritage sites in the region face acute threats, which could lead to the loss of an irreplaceable heritage.
Thanks to generous funding from an anonymous donor, and in partnership with Moroccan and Tunisian colleagues, 17吃瓜recently launched an initiative to promote religious and ethnic freedom in Tunisia and Morocco through heritage site documentation, protection, and advocacy. This article presents an overview of our work in Morocco. In the coming weeks, future articles will highlight ASOR’s efforts in more detail throughout the region.