By: Jackson Chasen-Buckley/Arab America Contributing Writer Are you thinking of traveling to Morocco for your vacation? The coastal nation has a lot to offer with both sightseeing and culture. The country is about the size of California and has 32 million people currently living there. From the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech, there is plenty to … Continued
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The rain during the night had freshened the air and we felt relaxed as our bus made its way southward from Agadir, Morocco’s top resort, to Tafraout – Morocco’s so-called magical pink town. The rays of the sun created a panorama of various shades … Continued
By Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Author As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the world with death and crippled economies in its wake, governments have struggled to control the virus’s spread and maintain their economies. Many countries have been hit hard and while Morocco has a lower infection and death rate than many others, it … Continued
SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: CHRISTIAN BORBON Artisans have been starved of income because of the coronavirus pandemic 1 of 10 Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Nadia Fettah has proposed ideas such as exhibition spaces in supermarkets to revive a sector that provides employment to two million people. | Moroccan rug dealers roll a carpet at … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The rain during the night had freshened the air and we felt relaxed as our bus made its way southward from Agadir, Morocco’s top resort, to Tafraout – Morocco’s so-called magical pink town. The rays of the sun created a panorama of various shades of green, in places, marred … Continued
7-year-old child tests positive in Palestine, death toll crosses 100 in Morocco SOURCE: AA. COM BY: ALI H.M. ABO REZEG ANKARA Morocco, Lebanon, and Palestine confirmed new cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus on Friday. The death toll in Morocco is up to 105 after eight more fatalities over the past 24 hours, while … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the lobby of the El Ati kasbah-like hotel in Erfoud, Morocco’s tourist-desert city, I was having a conversation with John, an Englishman who called himself a modern troubadour. He had just made a trip through the Dades Valley and Canyon where kasbahs dot the landscape. When I asked … Continued
SOURCE: FACE2FACE AFRICA BY: AMA NUNOO Everyone loves a cup of tea and the way the tea is prepared usually carries a little history of the region it is being taken. While the British are widely known around the world as tea lovers, one can say Moroccans have inculcated tea drinking into their way of … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer When Idriss I, the great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the 8th century, established a Moroccan royal dynasty, little did he know that his kingdom would continue on until our times. Yet, even though his realm, in the subsequent centuries, was ruled by half a dozen other dynasties, Morocco … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer The first time I was introduced to the folklore of Morocco was by way of North American television. After showing country scenes of great breathtaking beauty and others of haunting architecture, the narrator came to the epitome of his travelogue, a festival held in Marrakesh, … Continued
SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS BY: SAFAA KASRAOUI The survey takes into account several factors, including human rights, income equality, progress, and safety. Recently Morocco’s focus has become more focussed on gender equality issues, but there is still a long way to go. Moroccan women protesting; Photo credit: Reuters Safaa Kasraoui is a journalist at Morocco … Continued
With help from Moroccan locals, Gordon dives into the food culture and ancient traditions of the indigenous Amazigh (Berber) people. SOURCE: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BY: JILL K. ROBINSON For some, mushroom foraging is little more than a walk in the woods. Not so for Gordon Ramsay, who’s donned a climbing harness in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains to … Continued
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