Mederic Turay Exposition: An African Dreamer’s Touch in Marrakech
By Mohammed Bella The 39-year-old Ivorian artist will be painting directly on the walls, offering visitors a spectacle of colorful creation. Mederic Turay is an avant-garde artist shaping the landscape...
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Marrakech’s Taroudant: A Small Town Full of History and Charm
By Mohamed Hikal Sitting approximately 80 kilometers east of Agadir, Taroudant, or the “little Marrakech,” is an imperial town stretching out along the Souss Valley. The first thing a visitor will...
View ArticleEssaouira Atlantic Andalusia Festival Celebrates Judeo-Arab Shared Culture
Rabat – The Essaouira Atlantic Andalusia Festival will feature Said Belcadi, Sanaa Marahati, Andalucious and Hapiyout, and Haja El Hamdaouia and Raymonde El Bidaouia tonight. The festival, which opened...
View ArticleFrench-Moroccan ‘Tazzeka’ Movie Comes to Cinemas November 7
By Mohamed Bella The French-Moroccan film “Tazzeka” will be screened in Moroccan cinema theaters starting November 7. Jean-Philippe Gaud directed the movie, which stars Mahdi Belemlih, Ouidad Elma,...
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RSF: Morocco’s Essaouira a Top 10 ‘Paradise’ on Earth for Foreign Retirees
Rabat- Essaouira has ranked among the top 10 retirement destinations in 2018 for foreigners to retire by the French website Retraite sans Frontieres. Morocco continues to attract foreigners from all...
View ArticleMarrakech to host LXR Music Festival
LXR festival is a new international event in Marrakech dedicated to jazz, blues, fusion, rock, contemporary and classical music. The festival is produced by LXR Music Company that is an independent...
View ArticleMorocco’s Aicha El Basri Wins Best Arab Novel Award
The book fair named El Basri’s novel, “Al Hayat min Douni” (Life Without Me), the winner at a ceremony on Wednesday, October 31 in Sharjah, the cultural capital of the UAE. El Basri won AED 150,000...
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How to See Marrakech in Less than 2 Days
By Mohamed Bella There’s an old saying in Marrakech, “Once you get a taste of the Red City, you will never be the same again.” Marrakech will open its gates to mesmerize and indulge the senses of all...
View ArticleKorean Youtuber Becomes Moroccan Sensation
By Ryan Kirk Rabat – I had the chance to interview Naelle on a train between Casablanca & Mohammedia and hear about her experiences growing up in Morocco, her decision to start a YouTube channel,...
View ArticleAbdellatif Laabi Exhibits Paintings and Poetry in Marrakech
Rabat – The exhibit combines Laabi’s paintings and poetry as a marriage of words and images. Laabi joins the “literati” ideal of poetry and the ecstasy of the image to create masterpieces. Laabi’s...
View ArticleInternational Festival of African Fashion Promotes Dakhla Show in New York
Rabat – The biennial fashion show, hosted in new African cities every two years, will come to Dakhla in Western Sahara November 21 to 24. The 11th FIMA event will celebrate FIMA’s 20th anniversary. The...
View ArticleSpaniard, Moroccan Publish Spanish-Darija Dictionary for Moroccan Arabic
Rabat – During his stay in Marrakech, Jesus Greus began developing the dictionary in collaboration with several Marrakchis, primarily with Arabic professor Naima Lahrach. Jesus Greus was born in Madrid...
View ArticleBrussels Film Festival Nominates Moroccan ‘Burnout’ Movie for Best Feature
By Mohamed Bella Rabat- “Burnout” is the third and final movie in the trilogy that began with “Casanegra” and “Zero.” The three films fared well at the Moroccan box office. The movie will be competing...
View ArticleMEDays: Art Can Bring Africa Together, Spur Socio-Political Changes
Rabat – That optimistic sentiment was the conclusion of MEDays 2018’s only panel on art and design in Africa. The panel featured go-to names in the Moroccan artistic landscape, such as Hicham Lahlou, a...
View ArticleMoroccan “Sofia” Film Wins 3 Awards at Carthage Film Festival
Rabat- The feature film, “Sofia,” produced by Moroccan director Meryem Ben M’barek, won three awards on Saturday at the Opera Theater in Tunis, including the TV5 Monde Prize and the Tahar Cheriaa...
View ArticleArab World Institute Debates Upgrading Marrakech Medina
Under the theme “The Role of Civil Society in the Rehabilitation of the Medina of Marrakech,” the debate will tackle issues that threaten the city’s authenticity and discuss suggestions to restore the...
View ArticleTourism Council: Marrakech 2nd Most Tourism-Dependent City Globally
Rabat – Marrakech, which depends largely on French visitors, makes approximately 30.2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from tourism. The red city came second to Cancun, Mexico, a favorite...
View ArticleMoroccan Actor Said Taghmaoui Joins Cast of ‘John Wick 3’
Taghmaoui announced the news on his Twitter account. He shared three photos of the movie shoot featuring the Moroccan desert, Taghmaoui’s chair, and a selfie with Keanu Reeves (John Wick). The “La...
View ArticleMusic Lover Rejoice, Spotify Launches in Morocco
Spotify is now available in 13 new countries, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Previously users in these markets had to register their accounts in other nations, usually in Europe. The...
View ArticleMarrakech International Film Festival and Netflix to Launch Atlas Workshops
Rabat – The Atlas Workshops are offered to young emerging filmmakers in the Middle East and Africa. The primary aims of the workshops is to assist filmmakers who are working on their feature-length...
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