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[00:00:00] Seniors from 16 to 22 years old. We are announcing
[00:00:04] science and meteorites in the competition, and we are announcing also the competition conditions. So people
[00:00:08] register for the competition, they send
[00:00:10] us their
[00:00:13] encouragement is provided by this heritage that is unique in achievements. So there will be a type of
[00:00:16] preliminary selections. After that,
[00:00:19] we invite
[00:00:21] people who have a certain level to come and participate
[00:00:24] with us in the competition.
[00:00:27] This year, there were almost
[00:00:31] participants
[00:00:34] sciences that we in the categories. The horoscopes in astronomy are imaginary divisions
[00:00:38] of the sky field, and we use them to determine
[00:00:42] the positions of celestial
[00:00:43] in our country. This
[00:00:45] and read by young people bodies. Interest in astronomy and encouraging its scientific
[00:00:49] The slogan of this dynamics in our country remains the most important goals of the astronomical clubs spread across
[00:00:53] various Moroccan cities. Some of them have become a guest at the Astronomy Festival
[00:00:57] in Ifrane, such as the club affiliated with the Sahara
[00:01:01] and what they do in the
[00:01:02] I work specifically on Astronomy Association. The enthusiasts of this association, who came from the city of Laayoune, numbered about
[00:01:06] forty members. They contributed to enlivening the festival workshop
[00:01:09] by explaining to people what they had accumulated in experience in astronomical
[00:01:13] scientific work in a style that is not devoid of a touch of creativity.
[00:01:25] meteorite topics,
[00:01:29] One
[00:01:31] whose work was on and our goal as an association is to spread astronomy among
[00:01:35] youth and students so that these
[00:01:39] students carry the torch
[00:01:42] this science becomes one of the means
[00:01:45] for the progress of the state and returns to the ranks of developed countries
[00:01:49] in this field, on the
[00:01:51] that there is regional people in Morocco do not know and continental, and why not
[00:01:54] international levels, God willing. As for spreading astronomy
[00:01:58] is one of the most important astronomical observatories in through clubs, perhaps it's an idea that came
[00:02:02] from its simplicity because for example, these young people
[00:02:06] That is, it has become well-known. If through clubs activate important to us is that these it either through youth
[00:02:09] centers clubs or in
[00:02:11] have this some public institutions or private institutions through
[00:02:14] which they can introduce astronomy
[00:02:17] to citizens
[00:02:19] and continue this in many ways, including either on social
[00:02:22] media or even organizing
[00:02:24] these sciences that exist on astronomical evenings and outings, especially in areas that
[00:02:27] do not have light pollution.
[00:02:32] Enhancing public awareness of the importance of studying the universe and bringing this
[00:02:36] we can develop these sciences in scientific field closer to the young generation in particular
[00:02:40] our objective as an association, is one of the main pillars of any astronomical club or civil association related
[00:02:43] to the field. Here, animators from Casablanca,
[00:02:48] that can benefit us on with the "Steps Toward Space" association, work to arouse people's interest in astronomy
[00:02:51] and its worlds
[00:02:52] and what is behind astronomy. But they don't know that in and its latest discoveries in a smooth scientific way. Another
[00:02:56] thing is oxygen. We extract
[00:02:58] a model of national competence in oxygen from the rocks of the moon.
[00:03:07] in addition to this researcher's interest in the world. Our association is called Steps Toward Space.
[00:03:11] Our goal is to spread this knowledge to the majority of
[00:03:14] people, whether in Casablanca, in Morocco, or outside Morocco. The last time we
[00:03:18] held a festival, more than
[00:03:21] universities, which offer a 1500 students participated from most areas of Casablanca.
[00:03:24] So, in general, this is our goal, and we try to
[00:03:27] achieve it with everyone.
[00:03:58] the Oukaimeden Astronomical Observatory or even with In addition to the astronomical
[00:04:02] clubs and associations present at the Ifrane Astronomy Festival,
[00:04:06] professionals in this scientific field, including researchers and academics, find
[00:04:09] a place for themselves in the
[00:04:11] on lines on workshops held in the heart of the city of Ifrane. Among them are
[00:04:14] those affiliated with the Tariq Foundation, which is supported by the renowned
[00:04:18] academic and researcher in meteoritics
[00:04:21] specializations in in Morocco, Hasnaa Chennaoui. Here, some of
[00:04:25] her students conduct a scientific workshop
[00:04:28] for the public.
[00:04:30] Either from this belt that I told you about, either from
[00:04:33] the moon or
[00:04:35] Mars, or from the comets that
[00:04:38] come to us from this Kuiper Belt that is
[00:04:42] far away, almost at the end of the entire solar system. It is
[00:04:46] an honor for us to be the Tariq
[00:04:48] Foundation.
[00:04:51] people used to rely on Tariq is an association that was formed in 2019
[00:04:54] and it is the result of over
[00:04:58] 20 years of scientific
[00:05:02] our country, and we hope that research on
[00:05:04] women, meteorites and meteorite craters. This
[00:05:06] you see stars in the institution has four
[00:05:09] main objectives. The first objective is to
[00:05:13] develop scientific research in planetary
[00:05:17] Morocco. The second objective is to promote Morocco's
[00:05:20] geological heritage, because we have an extraordinary geological
[00:05:25] the world. We have a huge number of
[00:05:29] meteorites. We have unique fossils.
[00:05:32] We have crystals. That is, we have a very
[00:05:35] important geological heritage. So the second objective of the association is
[00:05:39] to achieve that. The third objective of the Tariq
[00:05:43] Foundation is to spread science, because these
[00:05:47] work on in
[00:05:49] the university, we are convinced
[00:05:52] that they must be made available to the public
[00:05:58] and children. From workshops to scientific
[00:06:01] seminars, the activities of some female astronomers are spread out
[00:06:04] in an attempt to make the field of astronomy appealing to people,
[00:06:07] especially women.
[00:06:08] My specialization
[00:06:11] is astrophysics.
[00:06:15] the trajectory of meteors, and I know where
[00:06:18] this meteor came from,
[00:06:22] which asteroid or comet launched
[00:06:25] this meteor. And what is its benefit to us? There
[00:06:29] is a risk that Earth could be
[00:06:33] hit by an asteroid or a comet, as everything is
[00:06:37] moving and orbiting the sun. So,
[00:06:40] research or the study of the trajectory of these meteors
[00:06:44] can inform us about the trajectory of the asteroid or comet,
[00:06:47] which we can then know, for example, when it might hit Earth. We can
[00:06:51] divert it from its original trajectory. So,
[00:06:55] it has a lot of benefits for the protection of
[00:06:58] our Earth. Many
[00:07:03] a royal observatory in Morocco. The
[00:07:07] astronomical observatory in Oukaimeden
[00:07:11] the world. It
[00:07:13] conducts global research and makes global discoveries.
[00:07:19] people in Morocco do not know that there are
[00:07:21] opportunities in astronomy, which is precisely
[00:07:25] the purpose of such events, such
[00:07:28] festivals, which is to introduce these sciences,
[00:07:32] to introduce these
[00:07:34] professions, these careers that are related
[00:07:38] to astronomy. For example, I also represent the Astronomy
[00:07:42] Association. I am from the Astronomy Association
[00:07:45] in Marrakech. Associations like these introduce astronomy
[00:07:49] and its importance in daily life and what one can
[00:07:53] do with it. We find that many people don't know, especially young
[00:07:56] children. They are interested and want to know, they have
[00:08:00] that passion to know the origin
[00:08:05] Morocco, it is present and strong. And as I told you, the astronomical
[00:08:08] observatories are among the most important astronomical observatories in the world and contribute
[00:08:13] to many discoveries
[00:08:20] astronomy and its cosmic secrets possesses researcher Meriem
[00:08:23] Belhres. She strives to share this passion with
[00:08:26] the attendees of the Astronomy Festival, along with her
[00:08:30] academic and research career at Moroccan
[00:08:33] number of specializations related to the astronomical
[00:08:37] field and open up job opportunities in the field
[00:08:40] for male and female students.
[00:09:21] The other thing we have in Morocco is that Morocco, you should
[00:09:24] know, is the second largest source of meteorites in the world. So
[00:09:28] we already have the source. We need
[00:09:31] researchers to be able to advance this science in the whole
[00:09:35] world. And we should know that this laboratory
[00:09:38] has credibility, meaning it is well-known and has conducted research.
[00:09:42] Taking the name of their researchers, among whom
[00:09:46] is Professor Hasnaa Chennaoui, among whom I am, among whom are other doctors. I have
[00:09:50] the honor to represent Moroccan women in astronomy,
[00:09:53] and that is due to my professor,
[00:09:56] Professor Hasnaa Chennaoui, who supported me and suggested
[00:09:59] a topic on meteorites in Morocco and in
[00:10:02] the Sahara, in a general way in Africa.
[00:10:05] Therefore, I now belong to these Moroccan women in astronomy. This
[00:10:08] thing honors
[00:10:16] girls, and young women,
[00:10:19] especially girls, come to this
[00:10:23] science with its secrets and with
[00:10:27] its passion. You study
[00:10:30] and you hope to continue studying something that we
[00:10:34] live every day. Just the fact that you raise your head to the sky and see
[00:10:38] the stars, you say it brings up questions, it brings up
[00:10:41] other ideas. That is, it's
[00:10:43] a science.
[00:10:50] Handing over the torch to them and encouraging them to continue their journey of study and research
[00:10:53] in astronomy is what drives these female researchers, led
[00:10:57] by meteoritics scientist Hasnaa Chennaoui, who is keen
[00:11:01] to empower the next generation with the elements of success to preserve
[00:11:04] the accumulated astronomical research
[00:11:08] journey of
[00:11:11] the students began from
[00:11:14] almost 2010.
[00:11:17] Approximately,
[00:11:19] Nawal's
[00:11:21] specialization was meteorites.
[00:11:25] However, you will see that these
[00:11:28] topics are different but connected. Why is
[00:11:32] there this difference? This difference is because
[00:11:35] I had
[00:11:39] an idea to form in Morocco
[00:11:42] a group of competencies who
[00:11:45] have expertise in various
[00:11:50] such as Souad Chaaboun,
[00:11:56] meteorite craters, since
[00:12:00] Morocco did not have any known meteorite
[00:12:03] craters, and in the entire Arab world,
[00:12:06] there were only 10 meteorite craters. Whereas,
[00:12:09] this is not, it cannot be
[00:12:12] really this number, because
[00:12:15] in America or if we go to Europe, you will find a much
[00:12:19] larger number. Why don't we have them? Because
[00:12:22] there are no people searching for them, simply put.
[00:12:25] The only thing that is
[00:12:31] young people whom we have trained, and who
[00:12:36] passion to share and have
[00:12:39] scientific credibility to be able to develop
[00:12:44] building that we started, they must
[00:12:47] have opportunities to enter Moroccan universities, have
[00:12:51] positions to teach and guide,
[00:12:57] so that
[00:13:01] Morocco. Because
[00:13:03] the Qadi Ayyad University or the Hassan II University, the people
[00:13:07] who taught there, we don't have much time left to
[00:13:09] retire. And
[00:13:12] what we have built, we hope
[00:13:15] that it will be strengthened by giving
[00:13:19] these young people the opportunity to enter
[00:13:23] Moroccan universities.
[00:13:28] The female astronomers enriched the scientific debate at the
[00:13:32] Astronomy Festival, whose main slogan was "Women in
[00:13:35] Astronomy," as a tribute to a long national astronomical
[00:13:38] journey between the past and the present, in the feminine
[00:13:41] form.
[00:13:45] Here I refer to another matter, that the construction of Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque,
[00:13:49] when Ibn Abi Zar al-Fasi says, and notice here that Ibn
[00:13:52] Abi Zar is a Moroccan
[00:13:55] historian who says that there was a blessed
[00:13:58] and righteous woman. For the first time,
[00:14:01] I find a book that talks about a woman,
[00:14:04] about a person, and talks about her in a strange way. So he says,
[00:14:08] notice, a blessed and righteous woman
[00:14:11] named Fatima, nicknamed Umm al-Banin, the daughter of Muhammad al-Fihri
[00:14:15] al-Qayrawani. I point out here that if we refer
[00:14:19] to Ali al-Kazna'i in his book "Jannat Zahrat al-As" on the construction
[00:14:22] of the city of Fez, in this manuscript he says, "And they have
[00:14:26] in some places marble slabs placed
[00:14:29] wisely, and in the middle of each slab is a gnomon
[00:14:33] from whose shadow's extension
[00:14:36] the slab, the lengths of the day and the passing
[00:14:40] of its hours are deduced. It has been set up
[00:14:43] by observation and agreement." Meaning
[00:14:46] that she was the one who agreed with them on
[00:14:49] establishing these sundials
[00:14:52] inside Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. The beginning
[00:14:55] takes us back to some other manuscripts.
[00:14:58] We will find that there were many women
[00:15:02] in the fields of astronomy. I mention, not exhaustively, but
[00:15:06] as an example, you will find that there was
[00:15:08] Fatima Al-Mariami Al-Asturlabiya
[00:15:12] who developed the astrolabe. The astrolabe
[00:15:16] existed in its previous stages among the Greeks, but she developed
[00:15:19] her work with the astrolabe and created what
[00:15:23] is called the northern latitudes, and the southern, eastern,
[00:15:26] and western latitudes, such that Al-Biruni, who wrote
[00:15:30] a book on the astrolabe, limited it to the eastern
[00:15:33] part of the Islamic world and its latitudes
[00:15:36] associated with the latitude of Cairo or, for example, Mecca
[00:15:39] or Medina or Iraq, for example, Baghdad or
[00:15:43] Damascus. She added additions
[00:15:46] to the Islamic West, starting from Cordoba
[00:15:49] or Seville or Granada or Fez or Marrakech. So this
[00:15:53] is a very important work done by
[00:15:56] Al-Asturlabiya Mariam Al-Asturlabiya. As for Fatima
[00:15:59] Al-Majritia, she is named after Madrid, as her father
[00:16:03] is Ibn Al-Samh Al-Majriti, who had
[00:16:06] a great interest in astronomy, but
[00:16:10] his knowledge was more directed towards astrology than towards
[00:16:13] astronomy, and he had written books in this field. However,
[00:16:17] his daughter worked on developing his books, which
[00:16:20] forced him to modify a number of his books, so they were named
[00:16:24] "Fatima's Modifications."
[00:16:27] festival this year was "Women in
[00:16:30] Astronomy." Its goal was to introduce Moroccan
[00:16:34] female astronomers
[00:16:38] field of astronomy in Morocco, from research, from
[00:16:42] the scientific journey of female astronomers. And we also
[00:16:46] connected them with Arab female astronomers.
[00:16:49] We organized a round table for four
[00:16:53] Moroccan female astronomers, and there was a great interaction between
[00:16:57] the audience and these who gave
[00:17:00] an example of Moroccan
[00:17:03] women who have reached a level that is not easy, which was
[00:17:06] exclusive to
[00:17:13] girls or women, that they can reach
[00:17:17] high levels in astronomy, whether they are
[00:17:20] women or men, professionals or amateurs.
[00:17:22] The passion for astronomy
[00:17:25] itself is shared by everyone. This celestial dome is also an innovation to spread
[00:17:29] the passion for astronomy among children, especially, hoping
[00:17:32] that they will make astronomy a path for study and research
[00:17:36] in the future.
[00:17:39] Computer engineering, there are
[00:17:42] many specializations interested in astronomy.
[00:17:45] It's not
[00:17:48] astronomy that one has to go
[00:17:51] to space. No, but one can
[00:17:53] contribute
[00:17:56] with new technologies to exploit
[00:18:01] Earth to exploit them to bring,
[00:18:04] that is, to research in space sciences, because space is vast.
[00:18:08] We can find ourselves in it and find new things that
[00:18:11] can benefit our Earth. So this
[00:18:14] is the message I can give, that there are
[00:18:18] many, many things that we can
[00:18:21] learn from space
[00:18:25] Earth. And everything keeps
[00:18:28] rotating, but this remains fixed in its place like a nail.
[00:18:32] Okay, so this is one of the names they gave to the North Star,
[00:18:36] like a very important nail. Let's look again
[00:18:39] at the many other things. Let's look at
[00:18:43] the constellation as well.
[00:18:46] There is a giant planet, and for it
[00:18:49] to rotate around itself 24 hours, it rotates
[00:18:53] in about 10 hours.
[00:18:56] Perhaps the first steps of interest in astronomy, studying and researching,
[00:19:00] begin with observing the sky and trying to discover
[00:19:03] its secrets, just as the Ifrane Astronomy Festival proposes
[00:19:06] astronomical activities.
[00:19:38] The only show was these stars that we see in the sky,
[00:19:42] but they used to see them to
[00:19:45] a degree of not comfort, according to
[00:19:48] the civilizations at that time, how they explained what was in the sky.
[00:19:52] He was terrified when he looked at the sky above. Those
[00:19:56] dots in old
[00:19:59] stories used to express something about
[00:20:02] phenomena that were followed by
[00:20:05] catastrophes. Tonight, we came
[00:20:08] specifically to simplify for people
[00:20:12] through an astronomical evening how
[00:20:15] to find the stars and know
[00:20:19] their names and why people in the past were interested in these
[00:20:23] stars in the sky. For example,
[00:20:26] nomadic
[00:20:29] the stars to guide them.
[00:20:32] So far, we have tried
[00:20:35] to simplify the way people in the past
[00:20:39] saw those asteroids, which are
[00:20:44] sky, you connect them and it gives you a
[00:20:46] shape.
[00:20:50] Among the main goals of the National Astronomy Festival is to encourage
[00:20:53] young people to pursue scientific studies, especially the study
[00:20:57] of astronomy or one of the related specializations.
[00:21:00] Such
[00:21:03] young researcher in one of the educational workshops for
[00:21:07] school children in Ifrane. Researcher Mourad
[00:21:10] Farrag strives to simplify his professional scientific experience in the field
[00:21:14] of astronomy into methods and models accessible to children's
[00:21:17] understanding.
[00:21:21] Outside the Astronomy Festival and its seasons in our country,
[00:21:25] national competencies in the field continue to spread the concepts of this science
[00:21:29] and bring it closer to younger age groups, as researcher
[00:21:32] Mourad did with a scientific workshop at Ain Kadous
[00:21:35] Youth Center in Fez.
[00:21:37] The workshop was titled "Astronomical Heritage in Fez and its Role in
[00:21:41] Stimulating Scientific Culture
[00:21:43] for People."
[00:21:50] Today, we are in an important workshop, which is the workshop
[00:21:53] on making artificial satellites. This in your hands is an artificial
[00:21:56] satellite called Rosetta. The mission Rosetta. This Rosetta
[00:22:00] mission aimed to discover an asteroid or a
[00:22:03] comet, as we had on June
[00:22:07] 30th a World Comet
[00:22:10] Day. And this workshop that you have in your hands, we will try to make this
[00:22:14] replica of the Rosetta
[00:22:17] mission. It went to the moon and passed through a number
[00:22:21] of planets. The Cooperation Association for Education, Culture,
[00:22:24] and Social Development is an association that is active in the educational
[00:22:27] field, especially children's education. Its concern is to conduct
[00:22:31] a series of workshops, both educational and scientific.
[00:22:34] We tried through this day to organize one that
[00:22:37] emphasizes the aspect of astronomy, as it is a science that
[00:22:41] contributes to the education of young people. And since the city of Fez is rich
[00:22:44] in scientific heritage, we tried to bring the children closer to this heritage through
[00:22:48] a series of scientific workshops. Their goal is to
[00:22:51] bring them closer to science and to have a very important
[00:22:55] scientific culture. This is what the Cooperation Association for
[00:22:58] Education, Culture, and Social Development seeks. The association organized
[00:23:02] a scientific heritage festival in Fez. Its first
[00:23:05] edition was this year, and students came and benefited from
[00:23:09] a series of workshops. We also visited a number of
[00:23:13] ancient schools, such as the Al-Bu'anania School, where the
[00:23:16] water clock is located, and the children visited
[00:23:20] it and saw it with their own eyes. They also went to Al-Qarawiyyin
[00:23:23] Mosque and saw the sundial and learned how
[00:23:27] it works. This is
[00:23:30] which is to bring this scientific heritage closer to children,
[00:23:33] because they are the ones who will preserve this heritage through scientific
[00:23:37] workshops that they can present or contribute
[00:23:40] through the knowledge they will acquire, or even the work
[00:23:44] they will be in, God willing. Researcher Mourad is
[00:23:48] the astronomical field. His scientific journey began at a Moroccan university
[00:23:52] and was completed abroad. Therefore,
[00:23:57] in simplifying astronomy and revealing its secrets
[00:24:00] to the general public, the researcher plays the role of mediator between foreign
[00:24:04] astronomical research laboratories and their counterparts in Morocco,
[00:24:08] supporting national research in astronomy
[00:24:11] and its branches. When I went to
[00:24:14] France, I found that
[00:24:16] they are indeed interested in astronomy, but
[00:24:20] specifically in everything related to space science, how to send
[00:24:23] rockets, and how to establish
[00:24:27] satellites or artificial satellites. But the origin is with
[00:24:30] Muslims and with us Moroccans. It had a great impact
[00:24:34] and a great influence on European civilization. And here, a number
[00:24:37] of collaborations or a number of cooperations occurred, whether with the institution
[00:24:41] I work for or the National Center for Space Sciences. We have a number of
[00:24:44] partnerships, whether with
[00:24:48] the university.
[00:24:53] Moroccans have a great heritage in the field of astronomy, which was further enhanced
[00:24:57] with the science of timekeeping during the Middle Ages. Today,
[00:25:00] a number of national competencies in the field
[00:25:03] strive to connect the present with the past by catching up with global
[00:25:07] progress in space sciences, proposing a number of university
[00:25:11] the field, in addition to organizing seasons
[00:25:14] and festivals to bring astronomy closer to the general
[00:25:18] public.
[00:26:03] By participating in the National Security competitions, you aspire
[00:26:07] to achieve your ambition for a job that serves
[00:26:10] the nation
[00:26:11] and the citizen.
[00:26:17] The topic
[00:26:24] with merit, you can access various
[00:26:27] police
[00:26:28] specializations.
[00:26:37] According to the nature of university degrees and the candidate's personal qualifications. Peace be upon you.