Morocco report views culture as key to development Much attention has been focused on the youth of Morocco recently, and a new report cast additional light on how culture can play a vital role in their development. Magahrebia offers the full story. In a first-of-its-kind study, Morocco’s Economic and Social Council (CES) explored how...
As any visitor to Morocco will have observed, olives play a very large role in both Moroccan culture and cuisine. Writing for the Morocco Board, Nora Fitzgerald details the joys that olive season brings. Olive season has just come to and end…and by olive season I mean that the olives ripened, were harvested, and...
Award-winning author Tahar Ben Jelloun paints a vivid picture of Casablanca in this article for The Daily Beast. His unique perspective as a Moroccan residing abroad allows him to see both the beautiful and the ugly, and thus transport readers to this magical city. If it were a book, it would be badly written...
Morocco’s new constitution stresses the importance of protecting human rights, especially those linked to cultural diversity, said, on Friday in Rabat, a UN expert in cultural rights. Farida Shaheed, a UN independent expert in cultural rights, commended the constitutionalization of the Amazigh as an official language in the country and “the allocation of...
The Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival celebrates the music of the Gnaouas, the product of a mystic tradition with branches as widespread as Haitian Voodoo and Brazilian Candomblé. Performers include the best local and international musicians of the genre. A picturesque port painted in blue and white, Essaouira is a travellers’ favourite and...
When you come to Café Clock, you have a variety of seating options. Depending on your mood, you can always find a place to match it. What’s your preference … cushions, a low stool? Maybe a small sofa — or perhaps a straight back chair? There’s even a throne or two! Take your pick....
