Maghrib Research Seminar: Society and Economy in Tuwat Region in Southern Algeria-Foggara and Water Distribution System- will be held on Wednesday, December 17,2025

2025.11.24

Organizer(s)Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University
Institute of Islamic Area Studies, Sophia University
Scarce-Water Society Research Center Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) project Securing the Sustainability of Oasis Societies Associated with Water and Land Use in the Western Desert (JST, JPMJSA2301)
Date and timeWednesday, December 17,2025
17:30-19:00
TitleSociety and Economy in Tuwat Region in Southern Algeria-Foggara and Water Distribution System
SpeakerDr. Mebarek Djaafri
Dr. Mebarek Djaafri is currently a professor at the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Adrar University in Algeria. His primary research areas include the socio-economic history and traditional culture of Tuwat region, Algeria, the history of Islamic reform movements in the Sub-Saharan region, and the philological study of Arabic manuscripts. His major publications?include the following works: Cultural Relations between Tuat and Western Sudan during the 12th Century AH (Algiers, Dar al-Sabeel Publishing and Distribution, 2009) Bibliography of the Library of the Zawiyat Sidi al-Bakri Hajj Mohammed bin Salem in Timmi (Algiers, Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, 2019) al-Azawad during the AH13th/AD19th Century: A historical, social and economic study (Algiers, Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, 2021)
LanguagesThe lecture will be delivered in Arabic, and a Japanese translation of the text will be distributed to the participants. The discussion will be facilitated by a translator in Arabic, English, and Japanese.
VenueOnsite
Building 2, Room 615 (6th floor), Sophia University Yotsuya Campus
https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/aboutsophia/access/campus/

Online
Zoom information will be sent to those registered on Dec. 16.
RegistrationRegister by December 15.
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Zoom information will be sent to those registered on Dec. 16.
Inquiryi-asianc@sophia.ac.jp