I am an Anthropologist at the National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage Sciences (INSAP, Rabat, Morocco). I am a Facilitator of the 2003 Intangible cultural heritage Convention since 2011 and one of its drafters. I was the World Heritage Focal Point in Morocco (2000-2014). I was chair of the Evaluation Body of the ICH Intergovernmental Committee in 2015 and 2017. I am a member of the Scientific Board of the International Journal of Heritage Studies. In 2019, I received the Jeonju International Award for the safeguarding and promotion of intangible cultural heritage.