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00:00:00Seniors from 16 to 22 years old. We are announcing
00:00:04science and meteorites in the competition, and we are announcing also the competition conditions. So people
00:00:08register for the competition, they send
00:00:10us their
00:00:13encouragement is provided by this heritage that is unique in achievements. So there will be a type of
00:00:16preliminary selections. After that,
00:00:19we invite
00:00:21people who have a certain level to come and participate
00:00:24with us in the competition.
00:00:27This year, there were almost
00:00:31participants
00:00:34sciences that we in the categories. The horoscopes in astronomy are imaginary divisions
00:00:38of the sky field, and we use them to determine
00:00:42the positions of celestial
00:00:43in our country. This
00:00:45and read by young people bodies. Interest in astronomy and encouraging its scientific
00:00:49The slogan of this dynamics in our country remains the most important goals of the astronomical clubs spread across
00:00:53various Moroccan cities. Some of them have become a guest at the Astronomy Festival
00:00:57in Ifrane, such as the club affiliated with the Sahara
00:01:01and what they do in the
00:01:02I work specifically on Astronomy Association. The enthusiasts of this association, who came from the city of Laayoune, numbered about
00:01:06forty members. They contributed to enlivening the festival workshop
00:01:09by explaining to people what they had accumulated in experience in astronomical
00:01:13scientific work in a style that is not devoid of a touch of creativity.
00:01:25meteorite topics,
00:01:29One
00:01:31whose work was on and our goal as an association is to spread astronomy among
00:01:35youth and students so that these
00:01:39students carry the torch
00:01:42this science becomes one of the means
00:01:45for the progress of the state and returns to the ranks of developed countries
00:01:49in this field, on the
00:01:51that there is regional people in Morocco do not know and continental, and why not
00:01:54international levels, God willing. As for spreading astronomy
00:01:58is one of the most important astronomical observatories in through clubs, perhaps it's an idea that came
00:02:02from its simplicity because for example, these young people
00:02:06That is, it has become well-known. If through clubs activate important to us is that these it either through youth
00:02:09centers clubs or in
00:02:11have this some public institutions or private institutions through
00:02:14which they can introduce astronomy
00:02:17to citizens
00:02:19and continue this in many ways, including either on social
00:02:22media or even organizing
00:02:24these sciences that exist on astronomical evenings and outings, especially in areas that
00:02:27do not have light pollution.
00:02:32Enhancing public awareness of the importance of studying the universe and bringing this
00:02:36we can develop these sciences in scientific field closer to the young generation in particular
00:02:40our objective as an association, is one of the main pillars of any astronomical club or civil association related
00:02:43to the field. Here, animators from Casablanca,
00:02:48that can benefit us on with the "Steps Toward Space" association, work to arouse people's interest in astronomy
00:02:51and its worlds
00:02:52and what is behind astronomy. But they don't know that in and its latest discoveries in a smooth scientific way. Another
00:02:56thing is oxygen. We extract
00:02:58a model of national competence in oxygen from the rocks of the moon.
00:03:07in addition to this researcher's interest in the world. Our association is called Steps Toward Space.
00:03:11Our goal is to spread this knowledge to the majority of
00:03:14people, whether in Casablanca, in Morocco, or outside Morocco. The last time we
00:03:18held a festival, more than
00:03:21universities, which offer a 1500 students participated from most areas of Casablanca.
00:03:24So, in general, this is our goal, and we try to
00:03:27achieve it with everyone.
00:03:58the Oukaimeden Astronomical Observatory or even with In addition to the astronomical
00:04:02clubs and associations present at the Ifrane Astronomy Festival,
00:04:06professionals in this scientific field, including researchers and academics, find
00:04:09a place for themselves in the
00:04:11on lines on workshops held in the heart of the city of Ifrane. Among them are
00:04:14those affiliated with the Tariq Foundation, which is supported by the renowned
00:04:18academic and researcher in meteoritics
00:04:21specializations in in Morocco, Hasnaa Chennaoui. Here, some of
00:04:25her students conduct a scientific workshop
00:04:28for the public.
00:04:30Either from this belt that I told you about, either from
00:04:33the moon or
00:04:35Mars, or from the comets that
00:04:38come to us from this Kuiper Belt that is
00:04:42far away, almost at the end of the entire solar system. It is
00:04:46an honor for us to be the Tariq
00:04:48Foundation.
00:04:51people used to rely on Tariq is an association that was formed in 2019
00:04:54and it is the result of over
00:04:5820 years of scientific
00:05:02our country, and we hope that research on
00:05:04women, meteorites and meteorite craters. This
00:05:06you see stars in the institution has four
00:05:09main objectives. The first objective is to
00:05:13develop scientific research in planetary
00:05:17Morocco. The second objective is to promote Morocco's
00:05:20geological heritage, because we have an extraordinary geological
00:05:25the world. We have a huge number of
00:05:29meteorites. We have unique fossils.
00:05:32We have crystals. That is, we have a very
00:05:35important geological heritage. So the second objective of the association is
00:05:39to achieve that. The third objective of the Tariq
00:05:43Foundation is to spread science, because these
00:05:47work on in
00:05:49the university, we are convinced
00:05:52that they must be made available to the public
00:05:58and children. From workshops to scientific
00:06:01seminars, the activities of some female astronomers are spread out
00:06:04in an attempt to make the field of astronomy appealing to people,
00:06:07especially women.
00:06:08My specialization
00:06:11is astrophysics.
00:06:15the trajectory of meteors, and I know where
00:06:18this meteor came from,
00:06:22which asteroid or comet launched
00:06:25this meteor. And what is its benefit to us? There
00:06:29is a risk that Earth could be
00:06:33hit by an asteroid or a comet, as everything is
00:06:37moving and orbiting the sun. So,
00:06:40research or the study of the trajectory of these meteors
00:06:44can inform us about the trajectory of the asteroid or comet,
00:06:47which we can then know, for example, when it might hit Earth. We can
00:06:51divert it from its original trajectory. So,
00:06:55it has a lot of benefits for the protection of
00:06:58our Earth. Many
00:07:03a royal observatory in Morocco. The
00:07:07astronomical observatory in Oukaimeden
00:07:11the world. It
00:07:13conducts global research and makes global discoveries.
00:07:19people in Morocco do not know that there are
00:07:21opportunities in astronomy, which is precisely
00:07:25the purpose of such events, such
00:07:28festivals, which is to introduce these sciences,
00:07:32to introduce these
00:07:34professions, these careers that are related
00:07:38to astronomy. For example, I also represent the Astronomy
00:07:42Association. I am from the Astronomy Association
00:07:45in Marrakech. Associations like these introduce astronomy
00:07:49and its importance in daily life and what one can
00:07:53do with it. We find that many people don't know, especially young
00:07:56children. They are interested and want to know, they have
00:08:00that passion to know the origin
00:08:05Morocco, it is present and strong. And as I told you, the astronomical
00:08:08observatories are among the most important astronomical observatories in the world and contribute
00:08:13to many discoveries
00:08:20astronomy and its cosmic secrets possesses researcher Meriem
00:08:23Belhres. She strives to share this passion with
00:08:26the attendees of the Astronomy Festival, along with her
00:08:30academic and research career at Moroccan
00:08:33number of specializations related to the astronomical
00:08:37field and open up job opportunities in the field
00:08:40for male and female students.
00:09:21The other thing we have in Morocco is that Morocco, you should
00:09:24know, is the second largest source of meteorites in the world. So
00:09:28we already have the source. We need
00:09:31researchers to be able to advance this science in the whole
00:09:35world. And we should know that this laboratory
00:09:38has credibility, meaning it is well-known and has conducted research.
00:09:42Taking the name of their researchers, among whom
00:09:46is Professor Hasnaa Chennaoui, among whom I am, among whom are other doctors. I have
00:09:50the honor to represent Moroccan women in astronomy,
00:09:53and that is due to my professor,
00:09:56Professor Hasnaa Chennaoui, who supported me and suggested
00:09:59a topic on meteorites in Morocco and in
00:10:02the Sahara, in a general way in Africa.
00:10:05Therefore, I now belong to these Moroccan women in astronomy. This
00:10:08thing honors
00:10:16girls, and young women,
00:10:19especially girls, come to this
00:10:23science with its secrets and with
00:10:27its passion. You study
00:10:30and you hope to continue studying something that we
00:10:34live every day. Just the fact that you raise your head to the sky and see
00:10:38the stars, you say it brings up questions, it brings up
00:10:41other ideas. That is, it's
00:10:43a science.
00:10:50Handing over the torch to them and encouraging them to continue their journey of study and research
00:10:53in astronomy is what drives these female researchers, led
00:10:57by meteoritics scientist Hasnaa Chennaoui, who is keen
00:11:01to empower the next generation with the elements of success to preserve
00:11:04the accumulated astronomical research
00:11:08journey of
00:11:11the students began from
00:11:14almost 2010.
00:11:17Approximately,
00:11:19Nawal's
00:11:21specialization was meteorites.
00:11:25However, you will see that these
00:11:28topics are different but connected. Why is
00:11:32there this difference? This difference is because
00:11:35I had
00:11:39an idea to form in Morocco
00:11:42a group of competencies who
00:11:45have expertise in various
00:11:50such as Souad Chaaboun,
00:11:56meteorite craters, since
00:12:00Morocco did not have any known meteorite
00:12:03craters, and in the entire Arab world,
00:12:06there were only 10 meteorite craters. Whereas,
00:12:09this is not, it cannot be
00:12:12really this number, because
00:12:15in America or if we go to Europe, you will find a much
00:12:19larger number. Why don't we have them? Because
00:12:22there are no people searching for them, simply put.
00:12:25The only thing that is
00:12:31young people whom we have trained, and who
00:12:36passion to share and have
00:12:39scientific credibility to be able to develop
00:12:44building that we started, they must
00:12:47have opportunities to enter Moroccan universities, have
00:12:51positions to teach and guide,
00:12:57so that
00:13:01Morocco. Because
00:13:03the Qadi Ayyad University or the Hassan II University, the people
00:13:07who taught there, we don't have much time left to
00:13:09retire. And
00:13:12what we have built, we hope
00:13:15that it will be strengthened by giving
00:13:19these young people the opportunity to enter
00:13:23Moroccan universities.
00:13:28The female astronomers enriched the scientific debate at the
00:13:32Astronomy Festival, whose main slogan was "Women in
00:13:35Astronomy," as a tribute to a long national astronomical
00:13:38journey between the past and the present, in the feminine
00:13:41form.
00:13:45Here I refer to another matter, that the construction of Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque,
00:13:49when Ibn Abi Zar al-Fasi says, and notice here that Ibn
00:13:52Abi Zar is a Moroccan
00:13:55historian who says that there was a blessed
00:13:58and righteous woman. For the first time,
00:14:01I find a book that talks about a woman,
00:14:04about a person, and talks about her in a strange way. So he says,
00:14:08notice, a blessed and righteous woman
00:14:11named Fatima, nicknamed Umm al-Banin, the daughter of Muhammad al-Fihri
00:14:15al-Qayrawani. I point out here that if we refer
00:14:19to Ali al-Kazna'i in his book "Jannat Zahrat al-As" on the construction
00:14:22of the city of Fez, in this manuscript he says, "And they have
00:14:26in some places marble slabs placed
00:14:29wisely, and in the middle of each slab is a gnomon
00:14:33from whose shadow's extension
00:14:36the slab, the lengths of the day and the passing
00:14:40of its hours are deduced. It has been set up
00:14:43by observation and agreement." Meaning
00:14:46that she was the one who agreed with them on
00:14:49establishing these sundials
00:14:52inside Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. The beginning
00:14:55takes us back to some other manuscripts.
00:14:58We will find that there were many women
00:15:02in the fields of astronomy. I mention, not exhaustively, but
00:15:06as an example, you will find that there was
00:15:08Fatima Al-Mariami Al-Asturlabiya
00:15:12who developed the astrolabe. The astrolabe
00:15:16existed in its previous stages among the Greeks, but she developed
00:15:19her work with the astrolabe and created what
00:15:23is called the northern latitudes, and the southern, eastern,
00:15:26and western latitudes, such that Al-Biruni, who wrote
00:15:30a book on the astrolabe, limited it to the eastern
00:15:33part of the Islamic world and its latitudes
00:15:36associated with the latitude of Cairo or, for example, Mecca
00:15:39or Medina or Iraq, for example, Baghdad or
00:15:43Damascus. She added additions
00:15:46to the Islamic West, starting from Cordoba
00:15:49or Seville or Granada or Fez or Marrakech. So this
00:15:53is a very important work done by
00:15:56Al-Asturlabiya Mariam Al-Asturlabiya. As for Fatima
00:15:59Al-Majritia, she is named after Madrid, as her father
00:16:03is Ibn Al-Samh Al-Majriti, who had
00:16:06a great interest in astronomy, but
00:16:10his knowledge was more directed towards astrology than towards
00:16:13astronomy, and he had written books in this field. However,
00:16:17his daughter worked on developing his books, which
00:16:20forced him to modify a number of his books, so they were named
00:16:24"Fatima's Modifications."
00:16:27festival this year was "Women in
00:16:30Astronomy." Its goal was to introduce Moroccan
00:16:34female astronomers
00:16:38field of astronomy in Morocco, from research, from
00:16:42the scientific journey of female astronomers. And we also
00:16:46connected them with Arab female astronomers.
00:16:49We organized a round table for four
00:16:53Moroccan female astronomers, and there was a great interaction between
00:16:57the audience and these who gave
00:17:00an example of Moroccan
00:17:03women who have reached a level that is not easy, which was
00:17:06exclusive to
00:17:13girls or women, that they can reach
00:17:17high levels in astronomy, whether they are
00:17:20women or men, professionals or amateurs.
00:17:22The passion for astronomy
00:17:25itself is shared by everyone. This celestial dome is also an innovation to spread
00:17:29the passion for astronomy among children, especially, hoping
00:17:32that they will make astronomy a path for study and research
00:17:36in the future.
00:17:39Computer engineering, there are
00:17:42many specializations interested in astronomy.
00:17:45It's not
00:17:48astronomy that one has to go
00:17:51to space. No, but one can
00:17:53contribute
00:17:56with new technologies to exploit
00:18:01Earth to exploit them to bring,
00:18:04that is, to research in space sciences, because space is vast.
00:18:08We can find ourselves in it and find new things that
00:18:11can benefit our Earth. So this
00:18:14is the message I can give, that there are
00:18:18many, many things that we can
00:18:21learn from space
00:18:25Earth. And everything keeps
00:18:28rotating, but this remains fixed in its place like a nail.
00:18:32Okay, so this is one of the names they gave to the North Star,
00:18:36like a very important nail. Let's look again
00:18:39at the many other things. Let's look at
00:18:43the constellation as well.
00:18:46There is a giant planet, and for it
00:18:49to rotate around itself 24 hours, it rotates
00:18:53in about 10 hours.
00:18:56Perhaps the first steps of interest in astronomy, studying and researching,
00:19:00begin with observing the sky and trying to discover
00:19:03its secrets, just as the Ifrane Astronomy Festival proposes
00:19:06astronomical activities.
00:19:38The only show was these stars that we see in the sky,
00:19:42but they used to see them to
00:19:45a degree of not comfort, according to
00:19:48the civilizations at that time, how they explained what was in the sky.
00:19:52He was terrified when he looked at the sky above. Those
00:19:56dots in old
00:19:59stories used to express something about
00:20:02phenomena that were followed by
00:20:05catastrophes. Tonight, we came
00:20:08specifically to simplify for people
00:20:12through an astronomical evening how
00:20:15to find the stars and know
00:20:19their names and why people in the past were interested in these
00:20:23stars in the sky. For example,
00:20:26nomadic
00:20:29the stars to guide them.
00:20:32So far, we have tried
00:20:35to simplify the way people in the past
00:20:39saw those asteroids, which are
00:20:44sky, you connect them and it gives you a
00:20:46shape.
00:20:50Among the main goals of the National Astronomy Festival is to encourage
00:20:53young people to pursue scientific studies, especially the study
00:20:57of astronomy or one of the related specializations.
00:21:00Such
00:21:03young researcher in one of the educational workshops for
00:21:07school children in Ifrane. Researcher Mourad
00:21:10Farrag strives to simplify his professional scientific experience in the field
00:21:14of astronomy into methods and models accessible to children's
00:21:17understanding.
00:21:21Outside the Astronomy Festival and its seasons in our country,
00:21:25national competencies in the field continue to spread the concepts of this science
00:21:29and bring it closer to younger age groups, as researcher
00:21:32Mourad did with a scientific workshop at Ain Kadous
00:21:35Youth Center in Fez.
00:21:37The workshop was titled "Astronomical Heritage in Fez and its Role in
00:21:41Stimulating Scientific Culture
00:21:43for People."
00:21:50Today, we are in an important workshop, which is the workshop
00:21:53on making artificial satellites. This in your hands is an artificial
00:21:56satellite called Rosetta. The mission Rosetta. This Rosetta
00:22:00mission aimed to discover an asteroid or a
00:22:03comet, as we had on June
00:22:0730th a World Comet
00:22:10Day. And this workshop that you have in your hands, we will try to make this
00:22:14replica of the Rosetta
00:22:17mission. It went to the moon and passed through a number
00:22:21of planets. The Cooperation Association for Education, Culture,
00:22:24and Social Development is an association that is active in the educational
00:22:27field, especially children's education. Its concern is to conduct
00:22:31a series of workshops, both educational and scientific.
00:22:34We tried through this day to organize one that
00:22:37emphasizes the aspect of astronomy, as it is a science that
00:22:41contributes to the education of young people. And since the city of Fez is rich
00:22:44in scientific heritage, we tried to bring the children closer to this heritage through
00:22:48a series of scientific workshops. Their goal is to
00:22:51bring them closer to science and to have a very important
00:22:55scientific culture. This is what the Cooperation Association for
00:22:58Education, Culture, and Social Development seeks. The association organized
00:23:02a scientific heritage festival in Fez. Its first
00:23:05edition was this year, and students came and benefited from
00:23:09a series of workshops. We also visited a number of
00:23:13ancient schools, such as the Al-Bu'anania School, where the
00:23:16water clock is located, and the children visited
00:23:20it and saw it with their own eyes. They also went to Al-Qarawiyyin
00:23:23Mosque and saw the sundial and learned how
00:23:27it works. This is
00:23:30which is to bring this scientific heritage closer to children,
00:23:33because they are the ones who will preserve this heritage through scientific
00:23:37workshops that they can present or contribute
00:23:40through the knowledge they will acquire, or even the work
00:23:44they will be in, God willing. Researcher Mourad is
00:23:48the astronomical field. His scientific journey began at a Moroccan university
00:23:52and was completed abroad. Therefore,
00:23:57in simplifying astronomy and revealing its secrets
00:24:00to the general public, the researcher plays the role of mediator between foreign
00:24:04astronomical research laboratories and their counterparts in Morocco,
00:24:08supporting national research in astronomy
00:24:11and its branches. When I went to
00:24:14France, I found that
00:24:16they are indeed interested in astronomy, but
00:24:20specifically in everything related to space science, how to send
00:24:23rockets, and how to establish
00:24:27satellites or artificial satellites. But the origin is with
00:24:30Muslims and with us Moroccans. It had a great impact
00:24:34and a great influence on European civilization. And here, a number
00:24:37of collaborations or a number of cooperations occurred, whether with the institution
00:24:41I work for or the National Center for Space Sciences. We have a number of
00:24:44partnerships, whether with
00:24:48the university.
00:24:53Moroccans have a great heritage in the field of astronomy, which was further enhanced
00:24:57with the science of timekeeping during the Middle Ages. Today,
00:25:00a number of national competencies in the field
00:25:03strive to connect the present with the past by catching up with global
00:25:07progress in space sciences, proposing a number of university
00:25:11the field, in addition to organizing seasons
00:25:14and festivals to bring astronomy closer to the general
00:25:18public.
00:26:03By participating in the National Security competitions, you aspire
00:26:07to achieve your ambition for a job that serves
00:26:10the nation
00:26:11and the citizen.
00:26:17The topic
00:26:24with merit, you can access various
00:26:27police
00:26:28specializations.
00:26:37According to the nature of university degrees and the candidate's personal qualifications. Peace be upon you.