Bensaid: “UNESCO is convinced that the Fasi caftan is Moroccan and has nothing to do with our neighbors. »

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Heba Press – follow-up

Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Culture, Youth and Communication, reported that Algeria, in its latest attempt, stole the Moroccan Fasi caftan during a cultural event in Paraguay.

The minister indicated during his hosting of a program on a Moroccan television channel that the Ministry of Culture contacted UNESCO, which recognized in an unprecedented step that the Fasi caftan is a purely Moroccan heritage and does not has no connection with the neighboring country.

Bensaid added that this incident is considered the first recognition by UNESCO of an attempted theft of Moroccan heritage, stressing that there are parties seeking to seize the cultural and historical heritage of the Kingdom in the context of an ongoing political conflict with Algeria.

The government official stressed that the ministry, in cooperation with various government sectors and civil society, has taken great steps to inform the world about Moroccan heritage and protect it.