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Stromae to Perform in the 2014 Mawazine Festival
Taroudant- In a press communiqué published on its official website, l’Association Maroc Cultures- the Morocco Cultures Association- in charge of the Mawazine Festival, announced the participation of...
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Bottled Love – Poem
By Najoua Bijjir - Rotterdam, Netherlands Sometimes love is like water It just slips through your hands When true love shows up You wish it could be bottled It could be canned ******* Sometimes love’s...
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Oh childhood! – Poem
By Rafeek Fehem - Mezzouna, Tunisia Shall I, in the long night of guiltiness, Ask you for a scent of purity And memories of kind innocence, Which I miss now in puberty? My childhood! Would you take...
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Basket-ball: Duel and Diplomacy
Inezgane, Morocc - I think any foreigner visiting the United States cannot have a well-rounded cultural experience without attending either a baseball or basket-ball game. The feeling of discovery,...
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First Moroccan gay Film Director Awarded First Prize in France
Casablanca- "L’Armée du salut" (the Army of salvation), a film by Moroccan director Abdellah Taia, earned the first prize in France’s Premiers Plans Angers Festival held from January 17 through to 26,...
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Save him! – Poem
By Mohammed Massaoud - Rabat She stands by the sea crying Waiting for her lost darling To emerge from sad reluctant waves To see his mother’s haggard face ****** She stands by his shape groaning “Him...
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Sorcery, spirits and sacrifice at Morocco Sufi festival
MGHRASSYINE, Morocco - Sorcery, plate-smashing and animal sacrifice are not often associated with Sufi festivals, but they all feature at a popular annual pilgrimage to a Moroccan shrine linked to the...
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Casablanca in one day: feel the spirit of the city
Casablanca - As a Couch Surfer and the author of 'Bewildered in Morocco' I receive numerous messages from people from different countries who face the same problem: they come to Morocco but they have...
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Why do I love Morocco so much?
Rabat - In just a few short weeks, I will have spent a full calendar year––in total––in Morocco. This is my third time coming to Morocco––the first having been for four months on an American study...
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Stop It! – Poem
By Izza Fartmis - Casablanca Stop your little so-called justness game Oh great heroes of vanity being fame Playing with the human body and soul Feeling in their bloody game so cool! ********...
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On the Eve of Passion – Poem
Mahdia – Tunisia In the bosom of nature When the time is sundown I cuddle the warm sun Before it forsakes the town So keenly to embrace the night In a silken beauteous gown No more I’d wait to fondle...
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Moroccan Fashion Designer Shines in Holland’s Fashion week
Casablanca - Moroccans continue to shine in a myriad of fields outside their country. Born in 1976 in Berkane, a city in northeastern Morocco, Aziz Bekkaoui is today one of Holland’s most outstanding...
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Discovering the unknown Morocco (Part 2): Casablanca to Dakhla
Rabat - In Morocco, when talking about a trip of more than 1500 kilometers, most people usually think the trip will venture outside of Moroccan borders and into other countries. However, very few...
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Falling silhouette – Poem
By Aziz Qaissi, Oulmes, Morocco That long silhouette at whose end falls the wing And the shadows strange, having come, should ring You are the overlord of that fine string Keep the shadow still and the...
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The Old Man – Poem
Alone in the corner! Sitting, Waiting, Then leaving in stagger, Gaunt and tall, bearded is his smiling face, An old man is gazing into the space. **** The deep wrinkles in his forehead dwell. Make of...
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Spanish theatre a crumbling symbol of Tangiers’ rich past
TANGIERS - A century after it was built, the Cervantes theatre in Tangiers, once a symbol of the famed Moroccan city's cultural vibrancy, is derelict and risks disappearing altogether, eclipsed by...
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Swan at heart – Short Story
Ariana, Tunisia - A glare of despair caressed her regard, while her wizened ashen lips twitched forcing to blast a new thread of creases to add to her through-time-collected legacy of wrinkles. Each...
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Lebanese Haifa Wehbe among the world’s most beautiful women
Taroudant- Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe was chosen among the 30 Most Beautiful Women of 2014 in a recent poll conducted by online magazine 'Hollywood Buzz.' The 37-year-old Lebanese singer and actress,...
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Swelling surf culture hits Moroccan shores
Fez - Morocco may be known for its mouth-watering couscous and sandy Sahara camel rides but a new surf trend is taking over this coastal country suitably perched on Africa's northwest corner. Morocco's...
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This room is for solutions
Inezgane, Morocco - I was a Fulbright exchange teacher in the State of Indiana, motivated and eager to teach and learn as much as well. I lived with my American host and Fulbright partner and her...
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