UNESCO adds Morocco’s Malhoun to its intangible cultural heritage list
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added Malhoun, urban sung poetry that originated in Morocco, to its intangible cultural heritage list. The request, filed by Morocco, was approved on Wednesday, December 6, during the eighteenth session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Botswana.
In a statement, the Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication hailed