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US Rapper Lil Wayne is ‘Never Going to Riyadh Again’
Caley Koch Rabat – Lil Wayne performed at the sold-out Diriyah Music Festival on Saturday, November 30, alongside Tyga and Future as part of Saudia Arabia’s Ad Diriyah season in the capital Riyadh....
View ArticleMarrakech Film Festival Honors Moroccan Actress Mouna Fettou
Rabat – Moroccan actress Mouna Fettou won the 2019 Marrakech International Film Festival’s Golden Star on Wednesday, December 4. Receiving the award at the ceremony, Fettou thanked King Mohammed VI and...
View ArticleQueen Letizia of Spain Inaugurates Amazigh Exhibition in Granada
Rabat – Queen Letizia of Spain inaugurated an Amazigh (Berber) exhibition, titled “Ziri Granada from the 11th century and the Berber universe” on Thursday, December 5, at the Palace of Carlos V of the...
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Surge of Foreign Movies, TV Shows Choose to Shoot in Morocco
Rabat – Thanks to Morocco’s 20% tax rebate on foreign films the number of foreign movies and television series shot in Morocco continues to rise. According to the Moroccan Cinema Center (CCM), the...
View ArticleLost in a Swan Song: A Review of the Moroccan Short Film
London – “Wouldn’t it be beautiful to have a swan song of our own? A ‘Swan Lake’ of our own? telling our own story, speaking on our behalf and deconstructing the story of our own lake?” were the...
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Princess Lalla Meryem Inaugurates 30th International Charity Bazaar
Rabat – Princess Lalla Meryem chaired the inauguration of the Diplomatic Circle’s 2019 International Charity Bazaar, the event’s 30th annual installment. The event on Saturday, November 7 was held at...
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Morocco to Bring Local Products to Middle East International Food Show
Rabat – Morocco is set to attend the seventh annual SIAL Middle East 2019 International Food Show in Abu Dhabi from December 9 to 11. The kingdom’s participation in the event, organized by the...
View ArticleFez to Host 5th International Artists Gathering in 2020
Rabat – The 5th annual International Artists Gathering of Fez is set to take place January 9-12, 2020. Under the theme “creative economy,” the Fez Gathering aims to focus on the “powerful role of arts...
View ArticleFez Festival Uproots Tradition and Preserves Aissaoui Art
Rabat – Stepping off the train in Fez, I asked the locals if they were looking forward to the first annual National Festival of Heritage and Aissaoui Art. However, I did not receive the enthusiastic...
View ArticleMorocco to Open 5 New Museums in 2020, Including Music History
Rabat – The president of Morocco’s National Museum Foundation (FNM), Mehdi Qotbi, revealed that the organization will open at least five new museums in 2020, in a press conference on Tuesday, December...
View ArticleHow to Make Moroccan Pickled Olives
As winter weather hits Morocco, people all over the country begin to collect olives from trees in their gardens and from expansive olive tree groves across the country to crush for olive oil. However,...
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Maitre Gims Gears Up to Transform Jemaa El Fna into a Dance Floor
Rabat – French-Congolese superstar Maitre Gims is set to bring a free concert to Marrakech’s iconic Jemaa El Fna on Sunday, December 29. This year’s “Stars in the Place” concert will be the third of...
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Cara Delevingne Throws Birthday in Morocco for Girlfriend Ashley Benson
Rabat – The former “Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson revealed on Saturday, December 21, that her girlfriend Cara Delevingne surprised her with a birthday trip to Morocco. In an Instagram post,...
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Moroccan Artist Bridges Moroccan and Icelandic Cultures in New Exhibit
Rabat – The island of Iceland is getting a taste of Moroccan art after its mystical nature inspired Moroccan geologist Amel Barich to take up a paintbrush for her first solo painting project. Barich...
View ArticleTifinagh: The Amazigh Alphabet
On January 12, 2020, Amazigh (Berber) people across Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, and parts of Egypt will celebrate Yennayer, the Amazigh New Year 2970. Traditional festivities include dancing in...
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Joker: A Study of Human Behavior
For everyone who has lost faith in the modern art of cinema and yearns for both a visual and dramatic experience, ‘Joker’ is a must-see —not only as an entertaining story from DC comics but also as an...
View ArticleMorocco – Stuck Between Modernity and Social Mores
Florida – Morocco’s changing social landscape has shed light on the dichotomy created by modernization, effectively splitting the country between religious and social mores and the distance the new...
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Fez Gathering: Promoting Creativity as a Tool for Human Development
Fez – The fifth International Artist Gathering of Fez, held from January 9 to 12, invited local, national, and international artists to exchange ideas in a creative space. The free event, held at a...
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In Photos: Fez Artist Gathering Taps Into Creative Economies
Fez – The fifth annual International Artist Gathering of Fez, held from January 9 to 12, invited the public to participate in craft-making workshops, observe artistic exhibitions, and enjoy food, mint...
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Marrakech: 6th National Crafts Week Celebrates Moroccan Artisans
Rabat – Morocco launched its sixth National Crafts Week (SNA) in Marrakech on Monday, January 13, to celebrate the country’s diverse artisanal heritage. SNA kicked off at the Esplanade Bab Jdid in...
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