More than 25,000 archaeological pieces belonging to Morocco and seized in France in 2005 and 2006 during three customs checks have been returned to it. The announcement was made by the Minister of Culture, Othman El Ferdaous, during the ceremony to present the repatriated heritage collection to Morocco.
In Ceuta , about 50% of the population speaks "Ceuti Arabic", considered the mother tongue. Despite this undeniable reality, "Ceuti Arabic" does not seem to be sufficiently representative and visible for public institutions. In a manifesto, civil society is calling on the authorities to work for the protection and officialization of this language.
The Ambassador of Morocco to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Samir Addahre officially received, on Wednesday, February 18, the certificate of registration of couscous on the list of intangible cultural heritage. This follows the application filed on December 16 and jointly presented by Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Algeria.
The owners of the Giralda bar in Seville took advantage of the period of confinement and cessation of activities due to Covid-19 to carry out renovation work. That’s when they made an unexpected discovery: a 12th century Islamic bath in Spain and Portugal, preserved with a unique full decoration.
From now on, it is forbidden to exploit wild animals in circuses and aquarks, under the new law voted this week in Paris on animal welfare. However, zoos, these living museums of animal biodiversity, are not affected, like the Paris Zoological Park which houses an animal that has disappeared in the wild. This is the case of Volcan, the 8-year-old lion arrived from Morocco, just three months ago.
Ahmed Boukous, rector of the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture (IRCAM), calls for the recognition of the Amazigh New Year and its officialization as an annual national holiday in Morocco.
Amazigh activists and politicians insist on the recognition of the Amazigh New Year, "Id Yennayer", as a national holiday, like January 1st or the 1st of Muharram. Correspondence has been addressed to the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani and to Parliament.
To make the Amazigh New Year (Yennayer) a paid public holiday is the wish of the Amazighs. The collective of defenders of this culture has seized the head of government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, as well as the parliamentarians for this purpose.
The Maghreb countries have succeeded in having couscous inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The announcement was made on Wednesday on the institution’s website.
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI , a vast restoration operation of synagogues, sanctuaries and Jewish cemeteries will be launched in Morocco in the coming days.
The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs led a delegation to Morocco from November 20 to 23. Marie Royce and her team came to negotiate a potential agreement that would limit the import of certain archaeological and ethnographic objects from Morocco to the United States, according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Rabat.
For the first time in the Arab-Muslim world, the history of Jewish culture will be taught in Moroccan schools. This historic decision was announced by the Conference of Presidents of the major American Jewish organizations.