Rabat – Algeria’s regime continues his provocative cultural appropriation attempts against the legacy and the historic gemstones in Morocco.
Algeria’s Ministry of Defense published An advertising video on Sunday, which is probably trying to highlight the country’s security and assets.
However, one of the scenes in the advertising video is Ksar by Ait Ben Haddou, a historical site in Morocco in the province of Ouarzazate.
The iconic site, which is visited by thousands of tourists as one of the most important tourists in Morocco, is a collection of earthly buildings surrounded by high walls.
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– The Algerian Ministry of National Defense (@Mdngovdz) February 21, 2025
“The Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou is an important example of a KSar in southern Morocco, which illustrates the main types of earthen constructions that can be observed from the 17th century in the valleys of Dra, Todgha, Dadès and Souss”, ” ” after to UNESCO.
The historic jewel has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Algeria’s latest maneuver triggered both sarcasm and frustration of Moroccan.
While some mocked Algeria, which showed the location in his advertising video, other strict measures called for the cultural appropriation of the historical jewels.
“Someone with a verified X account could add a community note to this article with regard to the cultural appropriation of the Moroccan KSAR of AIT-BEN-HADDOU”, a user on X wrote.
“Shalling! They presented the KSAR AIT Ben Haddou in Morocco to promote their own country! Thieves in every area,” said another.
This is not the first time that Algeria tried to have the cultural heritage of Morocco appropriate.
In 2022, Algeria presented the celly as part of his cultural heritage during an exhibition.
The country too tried In order to include the Moroccan Kaftan, a traditional piece of clothing in the North African country, in a UNESCO submission to make the Moroccan garment to part of the intangible Algerian heritage.
In response to this, the Morocco Ministry of Culture announced the official patentation of cells from Fe through the global organization for intellectual property.
“The cell -like industry dates from the tenth century AD when it flourished in the honorable kingdom during the Marinid (in the 13th to 15th centuries) before moving to the neighboring tribes in the following centuries,” said The Morocco Ministry.
At the beginning of this year, the Minister of Culture Mohah Mehdi Bensaid promised to fully enforce the provisions of Bill No. 33.22.
The goal is to protect the national legacy from an attempt to appropriate.
The minister explained that this new regulation was made when Morocco made important archaeological discoveries that the country placed on the global map for advanced archaeological and geological research.
