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Marrakech film festival honors Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Marakech - The 13th edition of the Marrakech film festival (FIFM) honored on Sunday Japanese movie director Hirokazu Kore-Eda who was awarded the Golden Star for all his career. After US Hollywood...
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Momentous Truth – Poem
Regueb, Tunisia Looking at them carefully Makes me grow sea sick But I try to calm my soul and spirit with songs and hymns Of Love and Freedom gone. The cold streets of the city And the arising fears I...
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Marrakech’s FIFM: Norwegian film director Erik Poppe pays tribute to Islam
Rabat- Norwegian film director and screenwriter, Erik Poppe on Monday paid tribute to Islam. As he arrived to the venue hosting the Marrakech Film Festival, the Norwegian director knelt for a brief...
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Enduring Lessons from Imam al-Ghazali
Monir Birouk- Agadir- Even today as we wade our way through the second decade of the twenty first century, there is still so much we can learn from the staggering account of Ab? Hamid al-Ghazali's life...
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Femme Filmmakers Break Barriers in Morocco
By Elsa Keslassy MARRAKECH, Morocco — Laila Marrakchi, Narjiss Nejjar and Leila Kilani are among the diverse pool of femme directors making strides and powering up Moroccan cinema’s coming of age. As...
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Arafat ‘was not poisoned’ say French experts
Paris- French experts have ruled out a theory that Yasser Arafat was killed by poisoning, a source close to the investigation into the Palestinian leader's 2004 death told AFP. "The report rules out...
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Turkey’s rock ‘n’ roll imam ruffles religious feathers
Ankara- An imam from a tiny hamlet on Turkey's Mediterranean coast has run into trouble with the country's powerful religious authorities -- for his other life as a rock musician. Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer...
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The Last speech – Poem
Tunis, I feel so lonely As you’re not with me I feel so lonely Left with some memory. ***** I’m singing under the rain To forget some of my pain, To remember all we have done Yet everything has...
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FIFM: reality show “star” says she was invited by Moroccan Princes
Rabat- The star of French TV reality show "Allô Nabilla" denied she was prevented from attending the Marrakech Film Festival, and claimed that she was invited by Moroccan Princes to attend the 9-day...
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Moroccan Actor Jilali Bouskka refused at the Marrakech Film Festival
Taroudant, Morocco- Moroccan actor Jilali Bouskka was prevented from attending the Marrakesh Film Festival. In a video posted on YouTube, the Moroccan actor, who seemed deeply offended, told in a very...
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Moroccan actor Mohamed Khouyi honored at the Marrakech Film Festival
Rabat- Moroccan actor Mohamed Khouyi was honored on Tuesday at the 13th edition of the Marrakech Film Festival. A vibrant tribute was paid to one of Morocco’s most famous and prolific actors in the...
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Young American sings classical Arabic music, wows audiences
Beirut- Young American Jennifer Grout doesn’t speak a word of Arabic, but has taught herself to sing the Arab world’s best-known, most difficult songs, and could even win its major music competition....
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Colour blind: In memoriam of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, 1918 – 2013
Rabat- After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on...
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Jay-Z tops Grammy nominations, snub for Timberlake
Los Angeles- Veteran rapper Jay-Z topped nominees for the 2014 Grammys with nine nods, while Taylor Swift and Daft Punk were also among those in the running in major categories. But Jay-Z other major...
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Australia’s first gay marriages held ahead of court ruling
Canberra- Australia's first gay marriages were celebrated Saturday in the national capital Canberra, despite the prospect of a High Court decision ruling against the unions later this week. As soon as...
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Here are the winners of the Marrakech Film Festival
Rabat - After more than a week of competition and vibrant tributes to a number of international and Moroccan artists, the 13th edition of the Marrakech Film Festival announced the winners of its...
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Madiba is gone but we are holding the ground – Poem
Rabat Helicopters whirring overhead I ran down the corridor of City Hall, Looking for a window to peek out of I have landed In the reception committee The crowd outside screams With anticipation and...
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Attending an Air Force show and visiting the Space Museum
Inezgane, Morocco- A master of derring-do or daring to do in my opinion is Abbas Ibn Firnas. The man dared to have a great and out of the common dream that a multitude of Arabs and Muslims over the...
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Jennifer Grout appears for the first time with her Moroccan fiance
Taroudant- The MBC website posted photo of the American singer Jennifer Grout with a young man holding Ribbab, an Amazigh music instrument, allegedly to be her fiancé. The MBC said that the young man...
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FIFM 2013: Moroccan Slimane Dazi wins Best Actor Award
Marrakech - Young Moroccan actor, Slimane Dazi, won Saturday night, Best Actor Award at the 13th Marrakech International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM) for his role in the movie "Fever" by Hicham...
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