Culture

Morocco and Algeria: Cultural Heritage, a New Battlefield?

Tariq ibn Ziyad, Ibn Khaldun, couscous, Gnawa music, Malhun, caftan… The renewed political tensions between Rabat and Algiers have revived the dispute over the paternity of some of the flagship elements of the cultural heritage common to the two countries. From diplomatic to cultural war, there is sometimes only one…

July 29, 2023