{"id":21751,"date":"2021-10-22T12:53:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highatlasfoundation.org\/?p=21751"},"modified":"2021-10-24T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:40:13","slug":"preserving-the-memory-of-the-argan-city-moroccos-civil-society-at-the-crossroads-of-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/preserving-the-memory-of-the-argan-city-moroccos-civil-society-at-the-crossroads-of-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving the memory of the \u201cArgan city:\u201d Morocco\u2019s civil society at the crossroads of cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Fatima Zahra Laaribi
\nProgram Manager, Women\u2019s Empowerment<\/p>\n
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HAF and Association Bayti meet with 13 local CSOs who are preserving local heritage in Essaouira.<\/em><\/p>\n Many treasures are hidden within the coastal Mogador city, today known as Essaouira, which is characterized by its rich, multidimensional culture. This small city is a melting pot of Amazighen, Arab, Jewish, Muslim, African, and European influences, which give it a special place along the coast as one that is uniquely hyper-pluralistic.<\/p>\n HAF team visiting Christian Cemetery in Essaouira<\/p>\n Old Jewish Cemetery in Essaouira.<\/p>\n Afterward, the group headed to Association Bayti, where HAF met with members of thirteen local cultural heritage CSOs. The meeting was opened by Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir and Mr. Hassan Elkadiri, President of Association Bayti. Each association introduced its mission, activities, and the domain of intervention. Those in attendance were authors, researchers, tour guides, teachers, and students who are intellectuals and active members in their city. They profoundly understand the unique culture that characterizes the \u201cArgan city,\u201d and they are eager to preserve its multidimensional heritage.<\/p>\n Dr. Ben-Meir began the dialogue among the associations by motivating them to put their minds together and think about a common cultural project that simultaneously meets their interests. Mr. Elkadiri agreed to facilitate the discussion among the guest associations with an open mind and heart. He started by brainstorming ideas about the project.<\/p>\n The discussion was very interactive, and each person shared their own project ideas. All of the ideas put forward are steeped in reviving heritage. They include:<\/p>\n The CSOs developed a singular cultural project that embodies their collective vision. It is entitled \u201cThe Caravan for Essaouira Memory.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n At the end of the meeting, participants went through all the points and discussed the main ideas of the project. They successfully reached consensus and formed themselves into the \u201cCoalition for Memory.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The details of the one-year project are as follows:<\/p>\n Targeted Beneficiaries<\/u><\/strong>: Women, youth, and men<\/p>\n Main Objective<\/u><\/strong>: Advance the values of coexistence<\/p>\n Specific Objectives<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Activities<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Territorial Domain:\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Partners<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n By Fatima Zahra Laaribi Program Manager, Women\u2019s Empowerment HAF and Association Bayti meet with 13 local CSOs who are preserving local heritage in Essaouira. Many treasures are hidden within the coastal Mogador city, today known as Essaouira, which is characterized by its rich, multidimensional culture. This small city is a melting pot of Amazighen, Arab,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":21752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70,123],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fatima.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21751"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21751"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21758,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21751\/revisions\/21758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
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