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[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-fb-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.facebook.com/麻豆直播esearch/” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-tw-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://twitter.com/麻豆直播esearch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-in-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-schools-of-oriental-research” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-ml-icon_7.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”mailto:info@asor.org” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blog-icon3.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://asor.org/blog” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1493004112151{margin-right: 20px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #99422f !important;}”][mk_divider divider_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”3″ margin_bottom=”3″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”ca-sidebar-50561″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”8/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1487276122024{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1591900955213{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][mk_image src=”/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/asor-chi-logo_100.jpg” image_width=”186″ image_height=”100″ crop=”false” hover=”false” align=”center”][vc_wp_text]麻豆直播 CHI Symposium
Cultural Heritage Initiatives in Africa Today | Recordings
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[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]Program Schedule
Click on the session links below to view the schedule and recordings for each day.
[/vc_wp_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_wp_text]Thursday, April 11
Libya
[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_wp_text]Friday, April 12
Maghreb
[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_wp_text]Saturday, April 13
Sahel
[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=”95860″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text]On April 11-13, 麻豆直播 CHI hosted a three-day symposium, 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. 麻豆直播 welcomes you to view the symposium recordings.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]Protecting Libyan Cultural Heritage
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2024
[/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_wp_text]Libya Session Schedule
[/vc_wp_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1713544453565{padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text]00:00:00 – 00:04:00 | Welcome Remarks
00:04:00 – 00:13:10 | Geoff Emberling
00:13:10 – 00:25:40 | Muftah Ahmed Alhddad
00:25:40 – 00:36:45 | Ahmed Buzaian[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1713542218027{padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text]
00:36:45 – 00:46:55 | Aida M. Ejroushi
00:46:55 – 00:58:45 | Khaled M.A. Elhaddar
00:58:45 – 01:11:45 | Julia Nikolaus
01:11:45 – 01:48:35 | Moderated Discussion[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_wp_text]
Libya Session Recording (English Version)
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Aida M. Ejroushi
American Society of Overseas Research (麻豆直播)
Ahmad Emrage
American Society of Overseas Research (麻豆直播)
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Geoff Emberling
University of Michigan
Cultural Heritage in Tumultuous Times: Collaborative Engagement at El-Kurru and Jebel Barkal, Sudan
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Muftah Ahmed Alhddad
Azzaytuna University & The Department of Antiquities, Libya
A Practical Approach to the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites Against Anthropogenic Activity in Libya: the Wadi Majer as a Case Study
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Ahmed Buzaian
University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Ancient Olive Presses and Oil Production in Cyrenaica (Northeast Libya)
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Aida M. Ejroushi
American Society of Overseas Research (麻豆直播)
Documenting Continuation in Transforming Tripoli’s Historic Center: Changing Bilkhair Neighborhood
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Khaled M.A. Elhaddar
University of Benghazi, Libya
The Status of Libyan Archaeological Museums During War and Peace and Ways to Protect Them
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Julia Nikolaus
MarEA, Ulster University
Exploring the effects of Climate Change and Coastal Erosion on the Maritime Heritage of Libya
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]Cultural Heritage in the Maghreb
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024
[/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_wp_text]Maghreb Session Schedule
[/vc_wp_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1713544465558{padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text]00:00:00 – 00:04:05 | Welcome Remarks
00:04:05 – 00:12:50 | Awatef Bahroun
00:12:50 – 00:23:20 | Jamel Eddine Ben Saidane
00:23:20 – 00:33:55 | Lassaad Dandani & Nawel Drissi
00:33:55 – 00:42:30 | Jamal Maghiouzi[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1713542218027{padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text]
00:42:30 – 00:58:25 | Abdelkarim Ouguinaz
00:58:25 – 01:10:10 | Ratiba Rigalma
01:10:10 – 01:21:00 | Assia Sabri, Ibtissem Sabri, & Belgacem Guemri
01:21:00 – 01:28:10 | Safouane Tlili
01:28:10 – 01:59:30 | Moderated Discussion[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_wp_text]
Maghreb Session Recording
[/vc_wp_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/q2Rm7Esu3fI”][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]MODERATOR
Ratiba Rigalma
Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Awatef Bahroun
University of Manouba, Tunisia
The Imperiled Jewish Cemetery of Soliman (Tunisia) Facing聽Disappearance
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Jamel Eddine Ben Saidane
Carthagina, Tunisia
Documenting Endangered Heritage as a Tool for Connecting Tunisian Minorities
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Lassaad Dandani & Nawel Drissi
University of Manouba, Tunisia
Cemeteries of the Jewish Minority in Tunisia: Between Heritage Conception and Tourism Employment: The Finalization of an Interactive Map of Jewish Cemeteries
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Jamal Maghiouzi
American Society of Overseas Research (麻豆直播)
Towards Heritage Preservation and Intercultural Dialogues
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Abdelkarim Ouguinaz
High Atlas Foundation, Morocco
Preserving Morocco鈥檚 Tangible Heritage: Condition Assessment and Mapping Efforts by the High Atlas Foundation and the American Society of Overseas Research
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Ratiba Rigalma
Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
The Suitcase Museum Experience in Morocco
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Assia Sabri, Ibtissem Sabri, & Belgacem Guemri
Laboratory Douiret, Tunisia
The Amazigh Heritage within 麻豆直播’s project聽in聽Tunisia
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Safouane Tlili
Carthagina, Tunisia
Ibadi Mosques on the Tunisian island of Djerba: A Legacy on the Way to Extinction
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]Cultural Heritage in the Sahel
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024
[/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_wp_text]Sahel Session Schedule
[/vc_wp_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1713544443454{padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text]00:00:00 – 00:04:40 | Welcome Remarks
00:04:40 – 00:12:10 | Issouf Balima
00:12:10 – 00:26:20 | Aboutou Konate
00:26:20 – 00:35:55 | Kadiatou Sow
00:35:55 – 00:43:35 | Boureima Teme[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1713542218027{padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_wp_text]
00:43:35 – 00:53:35 | Rahina Balarab茅
00:53:35 – 01:07:40 | Pierre Guindo
01:07:40 – 01:19:35 | Maki Garba
01:19:35- 01:28:44 | Kientega Pingdewind茅 G茅rard
01:28:44- 01:54:49 | Moderated Discussion[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider][vc_wp_text]
Sahel Session Recording (English Version)
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Jean-Paul Koudougou
International Council of Museums (ICOM) Africa
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]I – Heritage Management during Insecure Times
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Issouf Balima
IKAM Burkina
Insecurity, Challenges and Current Perspectives about the Heritage of the Sahel
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Aboutou Konate
AESPAT, Mali
Training in Documenting the Threatened Heritage of Communities in Mali
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]II – Roles of Cultural Associations in Preserving Heritage
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Kadiatou Sow
AESPAT, Mali
Raising Community Awareness and Documenting Threatened Cultural Heritage in the Commune of Minidjan in Mali
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Boureima Teme
Association Dogon Initiatives (ADI), Mali
The Efforts of the Dogon Initiatives Association for the Documentation and Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of Mali
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Rahina Balarab茅
Oralit茅 Plus, Niger
Oralit茅 Plus鈥� Cultural Heritage Work in Niger
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Pierre Guindo
Mission Culturelle Bandiagara, Mali
聽Mission Culturelle of Bandiagara (Mali): Work on the Bandiagara Cliffs (Mali) in Partnership with ADI and 麻豆直播
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]III – Safeguarding and聽Preserving Heritage through聽Community Action
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Maki Garba
Culture, Art et Humanit茅 (CAH), Niger
The Valorization and Revitalization of Traditional Cultures and Skills in Niger: The Case of Practical Transmission of Women Potters聽from聽Boubon
[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]Kientega Pingdewind茅 G茅rard
Koombi Culture, Burkina Faso
Role and Place of the Blacksmith in the Society of the Moss茅 in Burkina Faso
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Dr. Mftah Alhddad is Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History at Azzaytuna University in Tarhuna, Libya. He received his doctorate in Archaeology from the University of Leicester in 2010. In 2012, he became the first director of the Libyan Department of Archaeology鈥檚 Documentation and Digitization Centre for Cultural Heritage. He has since been involved in a number of collaborative projects between DoA and foreign archaeological missions and institutions, including EAMENA, Training in Action, and Partnership for Heritage.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Awatef Bahroun is a heritage consultant and curator of the Leader Habib Bourguiba Museum. She is also a doctoral student, researching the Jewish community of Nabeul and its affect on the Jews聽of聽Cap聽Bon.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Rahina Balarab茅, born in Niamey, Niger, Ms. Balarab茅 fell in love with storytelling at a very young age.聽 In 2007, she made her stroytelling debut and by 2008 had founded her theater company. She currently leads the artistic and cultural organization, Oralit茅 plus.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Issouf Balima works with IKAM Burkina Sarl, a non-profit specializing in training in cultural entrepreneurship (Maaya), management, and cultural administration. IKAM serves as a resource center for the cultural and creative industries in Burkina Faso.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Jamel Eddine ben Saidane is a member of the Tunisian Amazigh minority. He is passionate about history and is involved in various initiatives aiming to protect, document, and promote Tunisian heritage. Jamel is a member of the Carthagina聽Association.
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Dr. Ahmed M. A. Buzaian is a Research Associate at EAMENA, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, UK. He also served as a Full-time lecturer in classical archaeology at the Department of Archaeology, Benghazi University, from 1994 to 2012, including teaching courses on Roman pottery, Field archaeology and Techniques in archaeological excavations, as well as post-excavation skills. Dr. Buzaian has directed numerous field projects inclugin, excavations at the ancient city of Teucheira (modern Tocra) from 1994 to 2012, Omar al-Mukhtar University training excavations at the ancient site of Balagrae (modern al-Beida) from 2001 to 2006, and Co-director of the Anglo/Libyan excavations at Euesperides (1995-2006).[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Lassaad Dandani is Assistant Professor at the Higher Institute of Heritage Professions of Tunis. He holds a PhD in Contemporary History. He researches tourism and heritage in Tunisia and the Maghreb. Author of several articles on the history of tourism in Tunisia, he recently published a book on 鈥淎utomotive Tourism in Tunisia.鈥漑/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Nawel Drissi, a University teaching assistant at the Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Humanities, Manouba.聽 A PhD researcher ( final year) in American Politics and International Relations. I hold a master degree in American Foreign Policy from Leicester University, UK. I am also a UNESCO peace ambassador.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Dr. Aida M. Ejroushi, an architect from Libya, obtained her doctoral degree in Land Use, Planning, Management, and Design with a specialization in historic preservation from the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University. Dr. Ejroushi’s research revolves around historic preservation planning, planning history, international planning and development, critical theory, uneven development, and Science and Technology Studies. She examines the intersection between historic preservation and urbanization.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Geoff Emberling is an archaeologist and museum curator specializing in the Middle East and North Africa. Since 2016 he has worked with a team of Sudanese and international archaeologists and conservators to engage communities in education and preservation of the UNESCO World Heritage site of “Gebel Barkal and Sites of the Napatan Region” in northern Sudan. This work has spanned a popular revolution, a military coup, and now a civil war in Sudan.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Dr. Ahmad S. M. Emrage is an associate professor at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Benghazi鈥檚. He holds a BA and an MA in Archaeology from University of Benghazi. In 2014, he completed a PhD at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, The UK.
During the 2019鈥�20 academic year, Emrage held a Fulbright Fellowship to teach courses on Libyan cultural heritage at Oberlin College (Ohio, USA).
As 麻豆直播鈥檚 representative for heritage activities in Libya, Dr. Emrage manages 麻豆直播鈥檚 cultural heritage grants and activities in Libya.
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Maki Garba holds a Professional Master’s degree in Cultural Heritage Management from Senghor University of Alexandria, Egypt. He is president and founder of the Culture, Art and Humanity Association (CAH). Garba works for cultural heritage on associative and public lands in Niger. Garba coordinates several projects in the fields of culture, development and social cohesion in Niger through the Cultural Diversity Portal: [/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Belgacem Guemri is a mechanical engineer and freelance photographer, who is interested in methods and techniques for documenting and preserving cultural and civilizational heritage.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Pierre Guindo was born in Nombori (Bandiagara) in Mali. He holds a Master’s degree in History-Geography from the Ecole Normale Sup茅rieure of Bamako-Mali obtained in 1999, and a Diploma of Advanced Professional Studies (equivalent to a Master II) in Cultural Heritage Management from the Senghor University of Alexandria in Egypt obtained in 2005.
Professional therefore in the field of cultural heritage, after two years of service in the world of NGOs, he has worked and continues to work for the preservation and promotion of cultural values 鈥嬧�媋t the level of the Cultural Mission of Bandiagara where he is manager, holding the position of head of department since 2013.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Dr. Khaled el Haddar is Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Benghazi in eastern Libya. Since the Libyan revolution of 2011, he has played an instrumental role in documenting and raising awareness about the illicit trafficking of Libyan cultural property. In 2022, the Libyan Historic Cities Authority published his book, The Missing Benghazi Treasure: a Documentary Study, detailing the disappearance of the significant archaeological collection that had been housed in the National Trade Bank in Benghazi.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Aboutou Konate is a graduate with a Masters in Culture and Development from the University of Social Sciences and Management, Bamako, Mali. Currently, Mr. Konate serves as an archaeologist and instructor for the Faculty of History and Geography at the University of Social Sciences and Management, as well as an 麻豆直播 Local Coordinator Consultant in Mali as part of the Cultural Heritage Initiatives in the Sahel.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Jean-Paul KOUDOUGOU. Trained as a historian, multimedia communicator and cultural heritage management consultant, he has benefited from a series of high-level training courses in cultural heritage management. He has held several senior positions in the field of museum management and has a good knowledge of African museum policies. He is the President of the ICOM Africa Regional Alliance (ICOM-Africa) and Consultant for 麻豆直播.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Jamal Maghiouzi was born in Dades Valley, Tinghir, Morocco. He has bachelor鈥檚 degree in English from Kaddi Ayyad University, Marrakech. He was always interested in culture and heritage. He became a field cultural coordinator at High Atlas Foundation USAID-Dakira program/ Religious and Ethnic Minorities Program and at Asor HIC Program between 2021 and 2023. During these experiences, he developed his interests in ethnography, anthropology, local heritage, and inter-cultural dialogues.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Julia Nikolaus is an archaeologist specializing in North Africa, with a on remote sensing and heritage protection particularly in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. Her research centers around long-term changes to archaeological sites and landscapes, which includes the exploration of more recent challenges to heritage such as urbanization, agricultural expansion and climate related impacts.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Abdelkarim Ouguinaz is a Ph.D. GIS expert with 8 years of experience in the field of GIS. He is capable of managing spatial databases and creating maps to undertake urban and rural planning projects. As a GIS engineer, he worked in various offices and NGOs. and was also a freelance consultant. His duties include collecting and analyzing the data using Remote Sensing to process satellite images, creating interactive maps on online platforms. and mastering GIS software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Pro, and SasPlanet. Additionally, he has experience with photogrammetric processing of digital images and generating 3D spatial data for use in GIS applications and cultural heritage documentation.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Kientega Pingdewind茅 G茅rard (aka KPG) anchors his profession as a blacksmith from Burkina Faso based on ancestral knowledge transmitted by his father. He also trained in theatrical art in Ouagadougou and established himself as a renowned storyteller, which led him to win the Silver Medal at the 2009 XVI Francophonie Games in Beirut. Transmission of intangible cultural heritage is at the heart of his vision; for this, he created in 2008 the Koombi Cultural Center in Arboll茅, his native village, to train young people in the practices of storytelling, dance,聽and聽music.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Ratiba Rigalma is a professor at Ibn Zohr University, specializing in archaeology and heritage. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage and a former department head at the Moroccan Ministry of Culture. Professor Rigalma has published several articles on archaeology and heritage and has participated in seminars at the national and international level.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Assia Sabri holds a university degree in accounting and finance. She is also a traditional jewelry maker and civil society activist.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Ibtissem Sabri is a civil society activist in Tataouine in southern Tunisia. She is also a representative on the local council of Tataouine Sud in Douiret.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Kadiatou Sow is originally from western Mali, more precisely from the Nioro region in the Sahel region. She is president of the Association of Students and Supporters for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (AESPAT). Kadiatou is passionate about culture, reading, travel and discoveries.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Boureima Teme was born in Yendouma Sogol, Dogon Country. He obtained his master鈥檚 degree in History and Archaeology in 2011 after defending his dissertation on the theme of sigui and its teachings in the area of T么么r么. He has been working with the NGO Association Dogon Initiatives (ADI) since March 2016 in the culture section as a program manager.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Safouane Tlili is a photographer who specializes in documenting the material and intangible heritage of Tunisia, especially on the island of Djerba. He has held several art exhibitions and is a civil activist in several human rights and cultural聽associations.[/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][/vc_column][/vc_row]