By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From Marrakesh known as ‘pearl of Morocco’s south’, three of us, along with Abdelatif as our guide, traveled to Essaouira, once the Portuguese stronghold of Magador on the country’s Atlantic coast. As we toured that picture postcard city, thoughts of Portuguese knights storming the Moroccan coast, then eventually being … Continued
SOURCE: ABQJOURNAL BY: LEANNE ITALIE NEW YORK – With its mountains and deserts, beach resorts and Berber villages, Morocco is a feast for travelers of all kinds, including those who want to explore the kingdom’s deep Jewish roots. The presence of Jews in Morocco stretches back more than 2,000 years. Before the founding of Israel … Continued
Morocco is inspiring the clothing brand Zara for its spring-summer 2019 collection. Lexi Boling in Zara spring-summer 2019 campaign. SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS BY: AMAL EL ATTAQ Rabat – The famous clothing brand Zara took Moroccan style as a reference for its new spring-summer 2019 collection. The Spanish ready-made giant Zara, under the direction of … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Oh! Marrakesh! Oh! Rose between the palms, Your days are pleasant and happy, Unequaled is your beauty, t’is a song So wrote a Moroccan bard whose words were put to music and sung in the streets of that venerable city. Yet, these lines describing Marrakesh are not an exaggerated … Continued
SOURCE: LOS ALTOS BY: SAMANTHA WALDBUSSER While most local teens stayed around town over the summer – perhaps working a summer job or taking a class – one ventured halfway across the globe to Morocco to learn her sixth language. Courtesy of Anjani Ramanathan Anjani Ramanathan spent two months in Morocco learning Arabic. Los Altos … Continued
BY: AIDA ALAMI Casablanca, Morocco—On that glorious night, they stood on their seats for almost the entire game, arms aloft, shouting, cheering, booing and, most of all, singing. Lyrical chants filled the air that chilly November evening. There was a sea of green—their team’s color—on their shirts and on the flags they waved. Artistic … Continued
SOURCE: ABOUT HER BY: AMRITA SINGH If you’re one of those people that has constant wanderlust and plans your next vacation when you’ve just returned from your last, this Moroccan city needs to be on your list. Recently named as one of Lonely Planet’s top destinations for 2019, Meknes is the picture perfect hub of … Continued
Rabat – Regardless of how one believes the Amazigh (Berber) people of North Africa came to the region, one thing is certain, their presence in Morocco has had a substantial influence on contemporary life and beliefs. SOURCE: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS BY: MOHAMED CHTATOU There are three major themes within the Amazigh culture, defined as the “trinity,” … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Fez! In you is gathered all the beauties of the world. How many are the blessings and riches that you bestow on your inhabitants.” Thus wrote a Moroccan poet who went on to describe this historic and intellectual heart of Morocco as the `Queen of Cities’ and `Jewel of … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer ‘Arabization is our future’! ‘We will be truly an Arab country in a few years’! French influences will soon be an apparition from the past’! – were the phrases that I heard over and over again when I first visited Morocco in 1961, a few years after the country … Continued
SOURCE: REUTERS BY: AHMED ELJECHTIMI RABAT (Reuters) – Christian convert Loubna and her husband Kamal marry in a small ceremony in a meeting room of a human rights group in the Moroccan capital, ignoring threats from people in their conservative hometown in the north of the Muslim kingdom. The couple are part of a … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Situated in the middle of a fertile plain and incorporating many enclosed and open gardens, Marrakesh is surrounded by huge olive, orange and palm orchards, and is overshadowed by the snow-peaked 4,177 m (13,700 ft) high Djebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco. One of the most fascinating and … Continued
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