Muhammad Al Barka (Arabic: محمد البركة) (1971) is a Moroccan writer and

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born in

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. He graduated from the department of History, college of humanities,

Moulay Ismail University Moulay Ismail University (; ) is a public higher education and nonprofit scientific research institution located in Meknes, Morocco. The university was established on October 23, 1989, by Royal Decree No. 21-86-144. The University has a student p ...

in Meknes, 1996. He received a completion of lessons certificate in Medieval History from the college of humanities,

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (; ) is a university in Fez city, Morocco, which was founded in 1975. It is named for Mohammed ben Abdallah. In 2022, the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' rated Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah ...

in Fez, 1997. From the same university, he also received his PhD in history, 2002, and his thesis was: ‘Almoravid dynasty’s contribution to the study of the Diwaniya writing system’. He received a university certificate of eligibility in History, 2010, for a study titled: ‘The features of the reference structure for the Almoravid dynasty, origins and chapters’.

Career

Muhammad Al Barka worked as a professor of history and

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at the Poly disciplinary College,

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. Then, he became a member of the Research Laboratory in Moroccan-Mediterranean Cultural Relations in the same college. Moreover, he became a member of the Moroccan Association for Historical Research. After that, he was chosen as Vice President of the local office of the National Union for Higher Education, and participated in many national and international

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s on history.

Works

Muhammad Al Barka wrote a lot in the fields of history, civilization and heritage. Some of his works are: * Almoravid dynasty (features of the diwaniyah writing system) (Original title: Al dawla al morabitiya (malameh nitham al kitaba al diwaniyah), 2008, Dar Africa Al Sharq. * The Jurisprudence of History according to Dr. Fareed Al Ansari - Concept, Approach and Issues (Original title: Fiqh al tareekh end Al doctor Fareed Al Ansari – Al mafhoom wa al manhaj wa al qadaiya), 2011. * The Jurisprudence of Da’wah according to Dr. Fareed Al Ansari (Reading in the Innate Project from the Qur’anic Rooting to Urban Empowerment) (Original title: Fiqh al da’wa end Al doctor Fareed Al Ansari – Qira’a fi mashrooa al fitriya min al ta’seel al qur’ani ila al tamkeen al omrani), 2012, Dar Al Salaam for printing, publishing, distribution and translation. * Judicial reform projects in the Islamic West between the two centuries (6 AH - 8 AH / 12 AD - 14 AD) (Original title: Masharee’ islah al qada’ al gharbi al islami ma bain al qarnine (6 AH - 8 AH / 12 AD - 14 AD)), 2015, Dar Africa al Sharq. * The Royal Politics of Lisan Al Din Bin Al Khateeb through his message on the conditions of state servants and their destinies (Original title: Al syasa al sultaniya end Lisan Al Din Bin Al Khateeb men khilal risalatoh fi ahwal khidmat al dawla wa masa’irohom), 2015, Dar Africa al Sharq.

References

1971 births Living people Historians of Africa Moulay Ismail University alumni Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University alumni Academic staff of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University 21st-century Moroccan historians 21st-century Moroccan educators Historians of Morocco {{Morocco-writer-stub