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Sheikh of the Alawite Order and founder of World Day of Living Together in Peace

A Research Director at the Center for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran (Algeria), he holds a PhD in philosophy. His research focusing primarily on Sufi discourse and the analysis of cultural and religious transformations in Algeria, with a particular interest in educational issues as well as the content of school curricula in the social sciences and humanities. He has directed and participated in several research projects, including one dedicated to the competency-based approach, and a Dictionary of School Textbooks in the Social Sciences and Humanities (1963-2019). He has also presented numerous scientific papers and published several studies, including: "The Evolution of Themes and Content of Philosophy in Secondary Education," "Philosophy in Educational and University Institutions: Status and Issues," "The Discourse of Citizenship in Algeria through Philosophy Curricula and Textbooks," "The Issue of Algerian Culture between Unity and Plurality," and "Cultural Competence in the Secondary School Philosophy Textbook.

PhD in the History of Law (University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Bachelor’s degree in Theology and Religious Studies (University of Algiers I), and is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law in Algiers, where he heads the UNESCO Emir Abdelkader Chair for Human Rights and the Culture of Peace.