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symbolized in particular by the design and fashion industries, there is certainly a relationshipof reciprocal give and take to be established and developed.Adaptation of Globalization for the Development of TraditionalHandicrafts and Achieve Economic Development – A Case Study, Centerfor Revival and Development of Cultural Heritage, Naseer Rahmi Arafat,Text in ArabicThe Economical Dimension and the Cultural Identity of Handicrafts in theMuslim World, Nezih Maruf 99 Head, Crafts Development Program, (IRCICA), Istanbul since February 1987. Evaluator of theUNESCO’s Crafts Program in Arab States for the period 1988-1998. Initiated the Crafts DevelopmentProgram of IRCICA 1990-2008 and ensured its follow-up by Member States and the variousinstitutions and organizations involved in the sector. Jury Member of the UNESCO Craft Award forArab States, Tunis, March 2005. Jury Member of the Creativity Annual Salon of the TunisianTraditional Crafts, Tunis, March, 2005. Conducted a comprehensive study including a working plan,organizational chart, aims, objectives and duties of the International Centre for Studies, Research,Documentation and Training in the field of carpets and Kilims, Tunis, 2001. Coordinator of IRCICAactivities within the context of UN-OIC Cooperation as a focal point for a new UN/OIC priority areaentitled: Development of arts and crafts and promotion of heritage. Organiser of the following event:International Seminar on Prospects for the Development of Traditional Crafts in OIC Countries,Rabat, 1991: The First International Artisans-At-Work Festival, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1994; CraftAwards of the Artisans Festival; International Seminar on Creativity in Traditional Crafts, Islamabad,1994; The First International Seminar on Crafts in Traditional Architecture, Cairo, 1995; InternationalSeminar on Arabesque in Traditional Crafts of OIC Countries, Damascus, 1997; The FirstInternational Seminar on Traditional Carpets and Kilims in the Muslim World: Past, Present & FutureProspects for developing this Heritage with the continuous changes in the Market, Design, Qualityand Applied Techniques, Tunis, November, 1999; And The International Congress on Islamic Arts andCrafts, Isfahan, October, 2002: Planner and coordinator, International Congress on Tourism andTraditional Handicrafts, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 7 and 14 November 2006; InternationalCongress on Employment of Traditional Industries within New Architectural Projects, Tunis, 2008.Presented various papers on different themes at different seminars and meetings some of which are:The Experts meeting of the research and documentation centers in the Arab world, Casablanca, 1992;International Seminar on: Discovery of Islamic Arts: Sources and Contemporary, the 18th AsilahCultural Moussem, Morocco, 1996; A Regional Workshop on Multiple Access to Euro-MediterraneanCultural Heritage, Cairo, 1998; The International Seminar on Child Labor in the Sector of Crafts,organized by UNESCO and CIPA, Fez, 1998, titled: “Education as a Must for Children Working inthe Crafts Sector - Education would Create Motivation and Innovation”; Meeting of the InternationalAdvisory Committee of CIPA, Fez, 1998; The 2nd Congress on Documentation of Popular Arts in theUnited Arab Emirates and the Gulf organized by Zayed Center for Heritage and History, Al Ain,UAE, 2000; International seminar on Exports of Traditional Crafts organized by the National Agencyfor Traditional Crafts in Algeria, 2000; International Seminar on the Restoration of the ArchitecturalHeritage, Abi Reqraq Society, Ribat al-Fath Society and Ministry of Culture-Morocco, 2003; theRegional Meeting entitled: World Heritage in the Arab States organized by UNESCO and Abu DhabiTourism Authority, Abu Dhabi, 2005; International Meeting on Traditional Industries forDevelopment and Cultural Dialogue, Douz, Tunisia, 2005; International Scientific Conference on theRole of Tourism in Economy, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2007; The 3 rd Symposium on the Development ofTraditional Industries in the Arab States, Marrakesh, 2007; The WIPO Inter-Regional Forum on theProtection of Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, Sanaa, Yemen, 2007. Amongpublished books: “Creativity and Crafts in the Muslim World”, 2004; “Arabesque of the Crafts of theMuslim World”, 2003; “Mushrabiya and Stucco Colored Glass in the Muslim World” (Arabic), 2002;32