Morocco is moving forward after expressing its desire to have the caftan added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. On February 2, 2023, Rabat held a national workshop to launch the campaign and begin preparing the application.

Anchored in Morocco’s cultural history and enjoying international renown, the caftan was included in 2022 on the list of the Islamic World Organization for Education, Science and Culture (ICESCO) as a Muslim intangible heritage. The secular traditional dress is the subject of a new request to integrate the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage.

وفي هذا الإطار تم تنظيم الورشة الوطنية لإعداد ملف ترشيح القفطان في قائمة التراث غير المادي لليونسكو، وقد أكد السيد الوزير خلال كلمة له تلاها السيد الكاتب العام نيابة عنه أن القفطان المغربي يجر وراءه رصيدا من الفنون والألوان والتقاليد والمهارات تستحق أن تغني الثقافة الإنسانية. pic.twitter.com/fZhuzHDlVv

— MJCC وزارة الشباب والثقافة والتواصل (@mjcc_gov) February 2, 2023

To successfully complete this initiative, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication has organized a workshop chaired by Abdelilah Afifi, Secretary General of the Ministry who delivered a message from the Minister Mehdi Bensaid. The Minister said that “the Heritageis a carrier of craftsmanship and traditions that deserves to integrate the culture of humanity,” before thanking all generations of artisans and designers for their creativity and their involvement in preserving this historic element while participating in its renewal.

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Ismail Omar Guelleh, the president of the Republic of Djibouti, received Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, the minister of youth, culture, and communication, in audience on Wednesday in the nation’s capital while he was carrying a letter from His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him.

Ismail Omar Guelleh, the president of the Republic of Djibouti, received Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, the minister of youth, culture, and communication, in audience on Wednesday in the nation’s capital while he was carrying a letter from His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him.

After this audience, Bensaid gave a press conference where he explained that the royal message he had given to President Ismail Omar Guelleh was about bilateral relations and how to make them stronger overall. The presence of this audience, Bensaid continued, provided an opportunity to reaffirm the rich and excellent historical ties that exist between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Djibouti

The minister continued, “Bilateral relations between Rabat and Djibouti, marked by mutual respect and cooperation, were also reviewed.” He emphasized that due to the leaders of the two nations’ desire to fulfill the aspirations of their respective peoples, cooperation in all areas will continue between the two nations.

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