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Sociology University Professor, University Center Nour Bachir- El Bayadh.

Djilali El Mestari, Researcher in Philosophy of Religion

Center for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Djilali El Mestari is a Research Professor at the Center for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC, Oran, Algeria). He holds a Habilitation to Direct Research (HDR) and a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Oran. He served as the Director of CRASC from 2017 to 2021, and was previously the Director General of the National Institute for Research in Education (INRE) from 2016 to 2017. His research focuses on religious discourse, education and citizenship, and the communitarian question. He has participated in numerous national and international projects, most recently leading two ongoing research projects on: social sciences and humanities textbooks (1963–2020), and the production of religious knowledge in official religious institutions.

In 2022, alongside researchers from Italy and France, he co-edited issue 95/96 of the journal Insaniyat on the socio-anthropology of the religious in the Mediterranean. He also co-edited a collective book published by CRASC with Dr. Soraya Mouloudji titled: Society and the Pandemic. He has published several articles and research papers on religious and educational discourse in Algeria. His three most recent publications include:

"Youth and the Discourses of Religious Authorities in Algeria: Findings from Field Studies" (co-authored), Insaniyat, issue on Socio-anthropology of the Religious in the Mediterranean, Vol. 1, No. 95, 2022.

"Institutionalized Religious Discourse During the First Period of the Pandemic in Algeria," in the collective book Society and the Pandemic, CRASC Publications, 2022.

"Second-Generation Islamic Education Textbooks in Algeria: Content and Stakes," High Islamic Council Publications, 2021.

Permanent researcher at the Research Center in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) with the rank of Research Director, specializing in literary criticism and cultural studies; associate researcher at the Center for Maghreb Studies; member of the research laboratory "The Sacred: Expressions and Representations" at the University of Mostaganem; member of the editorial board of Insaniyat journal; member of the reading committee for ALTRALANG Journal; and head of the research project "Bibliography of the Algerian Feminist Novel." My latest publications include the book The Impact of Textual Contexts on the Construction of the Image of Self and Other in Rachid Boudjedra's Novel "The Denial": A Thematic Study (2026), and an article titled "Cinematic Narrative Techniques In Amara Lakhous' Novel 'Tir Ellil' - Afaq Sinimaiya".

Permanent Researcher at the CRASC , specializing in Sociology and Anthropology. She is affiliated with the Division of Imaginary and Social Processes , where her work explores the cultural and structural dynamics of social phenomena.

Social science researcher specialising in political sociology. He currently serves as a Research Professor (Maître de recherche B) at the Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran, Algeria. He is a member of the "Socio-Anthropology of History and Memory" Research Division. His scholarly work focuses primarily on the history and evolution of civil society, associative movements, and citizenship,

Fouad Nouar is a permanent researcher at the Research Centre in Social and Cultural Anthropology. His work focuses on socialization institutions and their training systems. His latest scientific publications examine the career outcomes of university graduates, as well as youth and the issue of recognition. He is currently a member of the research team "Trainers of Higher Teacher Training Schools in Algeria: Sociological Profiles."

A Director of Research at the Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Oran (Algeria), she specializes in information and communication sciences. Her work focuses on media and communication studies, in both their traditional and digital dimensions, utilizing historical, political, sociological, and anthropological approaches. She currently leads an institutional research project within CRASC entitled: 'Dictionary of Personalities and Events in Algeria during the Period 1945–1954: Press, Health, and Education'. As part of a previous research project conducted at the same center, she examined the evolution of themes addressed in Amazigh language textbooks at the middle and secondary education levels. Her research thus lies at the intersection of media studies, language policies, and educational issues in Algeria.

Permanent Researcher researcher in the humanities and social sciences, specialising in anthropology and the sociology of education. She serves as associate Professor (Maître de recherche A) at the (CRASC) in Oran, Algeria. Affiliated with the research division on "Anthropology of Education and Training Systems." Her scholarly work primarily explores sociolinguistics, identity, and cultural blending within immigrant families, as well as the representations of textbook materials and educational stakeholders.

Noureddine Kherani is a research associate and permanent researcher at the Research Centre in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC). Affiliated with the "Anthropology of Education and Training Systems" research division, his work focuses on lawyers' perceptions of Khul' (wife-initiated divorce), based on case studies in Oran. This study is part of the institutional research project entitled: "Divorce, Parenting, Stigmatization, and Social Changes."

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.

Baghdad Mohamed Hirche is a Research Director at the Research Centre in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC), a position he has held since 2016. A graduate of the Philosophy Department at Es-Sénia University (Oran), he has combined philosophical inquiry with anthropological fieldwork since joining the centre in 2006. His current research focuses on everyday local social and cultural practices, aiming to uncover the mechanisms behind their formation and continuity.

Historian, researcher and Research Director at the CRASC (Oran) , ‘Socio-anthropology of History and Memory division, and deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Insaniyat.