Identity and Difference research group

National Network
Morocco
Address

Faculte des lettres et des sciences humaines, Universite Mohammed Premier
Hay Alqods
60050 Oujda
Morocco

Telephone
(212)0536500604
Fax
0536500596
E-Mail
ltouaf@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
(212)661256043
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. Research
  5. Youth and education
General Information
Identity and difference is an educationa, civic and academic group, it is composed of 4 fulltime faculty members and 12 graduate students, it is headed by a coordinator. our main source of funding is the university with which we are affiliated and also other national and internation organizations Our work follows two main lines, research and civic education targetting youth, espcially university students. In March of each year we organize a month long activity named "Women's History Month" where we involve students in creative activities related to women's rights and gender-based violence. We aso organize workshops for students on media literacy, civic engagement The latest major project was an international Forum on migration with researches and civil society organization. This took place in Oujda in June 2019 and that we plan to organize evry 2 years, the title is The Afro-Mediterranean Forum for migration. Our partners include The Rabat Bureau of the La Cooperation Swisse, L'Organisation Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme (OMDH), Association MS2 and Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique.  
Mission and Objectives

Our main objectives follow the two lines of action that we set: 
in civic education: Our objective is to continue sentitizing students to the importance of getting involved in their communities and to fighting gender-based violence, and to empower them to understand the world around them through  providing  media(particularly digital) literacy.
In research is to continue studying phenomena related to identity in relation with gender, minorities and migration.

Main Projects / Activities

-Workshops for university students on Gender-based violence, civic education and media literacy.
-Women's History Month (every March of each year)
-Research and publication: 
in research: we do research and organize conferences on minorities (2004, 2005), public space (2006), media (2010) gender equality ( 2011, 2013) and migration (2013).
We publish books on the same topics (Minority Matters 2005, Representing minorities 2006, The World as  A Global Agora Criticalperspectives on Public Space 2008, North African Women After the Arab Spring in the Eye of the Storm 2016, Ikhtilaf Journal of Critical Humanities and Social Studies Issue 1 in 2018, Issue 2 in 2019.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We hope to expand the network to include the university community and spread the values and aims of the Anna Lindh Foundation among a large population of students who are more and more absorbed in the virtual world of games and social media.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

we need to strengthen our network and connect with people who share our aims and visions, and also find possible partners for research and civic action.

Contact (1) Full Name
Larbi Touaf
Job Title
Professor and Group coordinator
Head of the organisation
Larbi Touaf
Contact (2) Full Name
Soumia Boutkhil
Job Title (2)
Professor and founding member