Moroccan Chef Hamid Miss Celebrates Morocco’s Cuisine in France
Like many famous Moroccan chefs such as Najat Kaanache, Chef Moha, and Mourad Lahlou, Hamid Miss is a rising cook who celebrates and promotes traditional Moroccan cuisine internationally. He plays an...
View ArticleMinister: Morocco’s Recovery Should Include Cultural Digitalization
Morocco’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports Othman El Ferdaous on Wednesday said that cultural digitalization will be an important part of the country’s post-COVID-19 recovery. His assertion came...
View ArticleDoha Moustaquim, a Young Moroccan Filmmaker on the Rise
Doha Moustaquim is one of the youngest professional filmmakers in Morocco. At the ripe age of 21, the Casablanca-raised director has already made a name in the filmmaking industry by producing her...
View Article2021 Oscars: Morocco Submits ‘The Unknown Saint’ for Best International Feature
Agadir – Morocco has nominated “The Unknown Saint” by Alaa Eddine Aljem as its entry for the 2021 Academy Awards. According to IMDB, the film follows “a criminal who returns to the fake grave where...
View ArticleMuslim, Jewish Moroccans Plant Olive ‘Tree of Fraternity’ in Casablanca
To celebrate Morocco and Israel’s re-establishment of diplomatic ties, associated Muslim and Jewish Moroccans planted on Tuesday an olive tree in the Casablanca Olympic Stadium (SOC). During the...
View ArticleHenna: History, Uses, Benefits, Symbolic Importance
Henna, Lawsonia inermis, or Mehndi is a flowering plant with many uses, as its paste turns into art that has evolved throughout history, it provides benefits for both the mind and the soul, and it...
View ArticleSmart Ways to Make 2021 a Better Year Than 2020
Entering 2021, it is hard to remember 2020’s hardships and think positively of what is yet to come in the new year, but if the challenges of last year have equipped us with anything, it is ways and...
View Article5 Historical Mausoleums You Should Visit in Morocco
Morocco is a country that deeply cherishes and honors its leaders in historical mausoleums with lavish architecture that you should visit. Civilizations have used mausoleums for thousands of years....
View ArticleMoroccan Visual Artist MACHIMA’s Mural Art in Morocco’s Cities
Among the incredible art forms that adorn the cities of Morocco is mural art, made by many skilled visual artists such as Annassi Mehdi, “MACHIMA.” People around the world know the North African...
View ArticleAmazigh Identity and Morocco’s Multicultural Challenge
January 13th marked the Amazigh New Year – Eid Yanayir – celebrated by millions in Morocco and across North Africa. Algeria recognized it in 2017 as a national holiday, though Morocco -known as more...
View Article“Reflet” Exhibition Promoting Art in Morocco Amid COVID-19
The “Living 4 Art” Gallery in Casablanca launched on Saturday a group exhibition to showcase several plastic artworks by 20 Moroccan and African visual artists. Under the theme of “Reflect,” the event...
View ArticleSix Shocking and Unsettling Documentaries You Must Watch
Sometimes you find documentaries that are a must-watch for their shocking events, making them more captivating than any movie or show you have seen before. Watching the narrative of surprising...
View ArticleMoroccan Actress Loubna Abidar Defends Revenge Porn Victim ‘Moulat Lkhimar’
Several human rights activists, public figures, and citizens expressed disappointment regarding the verdict a Moroccan court handed a 29-year-old single mom known as “Moulat Lkhimar.” The Court of...
View ArticleAustralia’s Ambassador to Morocco Calls for Exchange of Visits
Australia’s Ambassador to Morocco, Michael Cutts, has advocated the exchange of official and cultural visits between the two countries as means of developing bilateral cooperation. “We can deepen...
View ArticleHicham Hajji Reacts Again to Algerians’ Attack on New Movie ‘Redemption Day’
Moroccan director Hicham Hajji has once again responded to Algerian media’s unfounded criticism of his Hollywood movie “Redemption Day.” In an interview with Assahifa English on January 19, Hajji said...
View ArticleSaad Lamjarrad to Record Adhan, Religious Songs as ‘Ongoing Charity’
Moroccan artist Saad Lamjarrad has announced he is in preparation to record the Muslim call to prayer as well as other religious songs. The singer said he wants his fans to remember him through...
View ArticleBanned Moroccan Movie ‘About Some Meaningless Events’ Is Streaming Again
The 1974 banned Moroccan film “About Some Meaningless Events” is streaming again after being discovered in 2016 in the archives of Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona by researcher Lea Morin. The...
View ArticleScientists Discover World’s Oldest Starfish Fossil in Morocco
In collaboration with researchers from Cambridge University, University of Western Australia scientists have yet again discovered a precious fossil in Morocco that dates back 480 million years,...
View ArticleXenodens Calminechari: Scientists Discover Extinct Reptile in Morocco
An international team of researchers has discovered the fossils of Xenodens Calminechari, an extinct marine reptile with “shark-like cutting teeth” that lived in modern-day Morocco millions of years...
View ArticleSnail Slime Cosmetics: INDH, Chalale Atlas Empower Moroccan Women
Rabat – With support from Morocco’s National Initiative for Human Development (INDH), five women from the Chalale Atlas cooperative in the province of Azilal, central Morocco, are creating cosmetics...
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