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VIDEO: Exciting line-up revealed for Visa For Music in Morocco | Music in Africa

September 18, 2015, 12:30 pm
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Morocco will host a collective of Africa’s music business at the Visa for Music Conference in Rabat in November:

music in africaVisa For Music is the first market for African and Middle-Eastern music. The second edition of the conference will be held from 11 to 14 November 2015 in Rabat, Morocco. This year’s program includes more than 40 showcases, five conference panels, four film-screenings and a professional exhibition…[FULL STORY]

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VIDEO: The Luxurious Poop From These Tree-Climbing Goats Produces Argan Oil | Huffington Post

September 19, 2015, 6:30 am
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Although the traditional method brings some shock value, the upscaling of Morocco’s argan oil exports for beauty products has removed the more ‘dirty’ aspects of production:

Nope, your eyes aren’t going baa-d. What you’re seeing here is indeed a tree full of goats.

This video was taken in southwestern Morocco by photographer Michael Chinnici (who leads Moroccan photo tours, so you can see and capture this magical sight yourself!).

It shows the country’s famous goats, who climb high into argan trees to eat fruit and leaves. Fun fact: As much as 84 percent of the goats’ diet can be fruit and leaves, according to a study in the journal Small Ruminant Research.

The goats then poop out undigestible seeds – which are collected, processed and turned into very expensive cosmetics and food.

At least that’s the traditional method. According to some sources, in response to increased demand for the product, argan oil is mostly manufactured by hand now, in large part by all-female argan oil cooperatives…[FULL STORY]

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French imams to receive ‘tolerance’ training in Morocco | France 24

September 21, 2015, 8:51 am
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Around 50 French imams will be trained at the Mohammed VI Institute in Morocco each year to be instructed in the “values of openness and tolerance”:

France 24French imams are set to be sent for training in Morocco where they will be instructed in the “values of openness and tolerance”, it was announced Saturday as French President François Hollande began a two-day visit to the north African country.

The training will take place at the Mohammed VI Institute in Rabat – an €18 million facility opened in March this year with the goal of educating Muslim scholars and imams from all over the world.

A joint declaration from Paris and Rabat said the training would promote “an Islam with the right balance” that conforms to “values of openness and tolerance” and “fully anchored in the values of the Republic and secularism”…[FULL STORY]

 

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Priceless heritage of Morocco’s Jews displayed at Museum of Moroccan Judaism | Middle East Online

September 23, 2015, 8:30 am
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Morocco hosts the only Jewish museum in the Arab world as a result of its rich multicultural history:

middle east onlineFounded in 1997 in the Moroccan economic capital by its founding president Simon Levy thanks to an initiative from Morocco’s Jews, the Museum of Moroccan Judaism is the only Jewish museum in the Arab world.

The museum offers a large display of priceless Jewish heritage, including jewellery, traditional Moroccan Jewish wedding dresses and photographs from different regions across Morocco.

“The Museum of Moroccan Judaism was founded by four people who are Serge Berdugo, Jacques Toledano, Boris Toledano and Simon levy with support from the Moroccan government and the ministry of culture,” Zhor Rehihil, curator of the museum said.

At the museum’s entrance, the new Moroccan constitution is clearly displayed as a testament to the country’s ethnic and religious diversity living in harmony.

“The new constitution emphasizes both ethnic and religious pluralism in Morocco,” said Rehihil who holds a degree in Anthropology and Museology from the National Institute of Heritage and Archaeological Sciences…[FULL STORY]

 

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Meet the master storyteller keeping Morocco’s oral tradition alive in the internet age | NewStatesman

October 3, 2015, 6:30 am
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Reviving Morocco’s storyteller tradition:

newStatesmanAmid declining numbers of storytellers, veteran performer Ahmed Ezzarghani’s ambition is to rescue Morocco’s thousand-year-old tradition of storytelling from the era of technology.

The art of storytelling has been an integral part of Marrakech’s culture for generations. One of the most recognisable symbols of Djemaa el-Fnaa Square, the city’s main thoroughfare, is of animated men performing folk tales; stories about kings, families, lovers and beasts, each one meticulously crafted to educate, entertain and inspire.

But over the past decade, the number of storytellers present in the city has declined significantly. With the advent of new technologies and more lucrative revenue streams, many storytellers have retired from their profession or moved onto something new. For a while, it has seemed as if Moroccan storytelling may be lost completely. One man, however, has been fighting to keep this distinctive tradition alive in the modern world.

Hajj Ahmed Ezzarghani is a master storyteller who has spent more than 60 years sharing folk tales as his profession. Now in his seventies, he’s training a new generation – a mix of university students and young professionals – in the skills of the ancient artform…[FULL STORY]

 

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VIDEO: The ultimate Moroccan surfing adventure: Where professional surfers rub shoulders with amateurs and daytrippers at North Africa’s premier big wave destination | DailyMail

October 10, 2015, 6:30 am
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Morocco’s surf scene continues to draw global attention:

daily mailApproximately three hours’ drive from Marrakech, dotted south of the famed destination of Casablanca, lies the chaotic and sun-soaked city of Agadir.

Already a well established hot spot  for holidaymakers and sunshine seekers, in the past 15 years this bustling coastal city has become home to a new generation of thrill seekers.

This, in large part, is thanks to Londoner Denny Tolley, who created surf camp Moroccan Surf Adventures (MSA) in 2001 – thereby cementing the region’s position as North Africa’s premier surfing destination.

Although described as a surfing ‘camp’, the organisation is actually run from several adjoining buildings that can accommodate about 30 guests during the camp’s busy winter season. Each guest has a bed and room easily the equal of any standard hotel or Airbnb would provide.

A maze of steps connect the camp buildings – though all eventually lead to the upstairs outdoor area, where after dinner visitors watch professional surfing videos projected onto the camp wall, while others, exhausted from a day on the water, lie in hammocks and deck chairs under the cool night sky, sipping beers and gazing at iPads…[FULL STORY]

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VIDEO: Moroccan Coca-Cola Culture | The Travel Channel

October 12, 2015, 6:00 am
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VIDEO: Bill Murray on Morocco | YouTube

October 20, 2015, 11:35 am
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Bill Murray talks about his experience in Morocco in this clip from his interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live (begins at 2:47):

 

Interview transcript:

Murray: We shot it in Morocco.

Kimmel: In Morocco?

Murray: Yeah.

Kimmel: And do people know you in Morocco? The citizenry?

Murray: No.

Kimmel: They do not?

Murray: No.

Kimmel: Well that’s nice.

Murray: It was very nice.

Kimmel: Yeah, I would think so. And after this movie, you’ve got a Christmas special on Netflix that-

Murray: I recommend Morocco to anyone, I really do. I think it’s really wonderful.

Kimmel: This Christmas special-

Murray: Not just because they’re fun, but it’s nice. For the cowards in the audience – you know who you are – it’s entry-level Africa, and entry-level Muslim World, and they’re the most generous, kind, normal, nice people, and it’s beautiful. It’s a spectacular-

Kimmel: They like Americans there?

Murray: I’m receiving nothing for that; I’m just saying it’s nice. They like Americans.

Kimmel: You don’t get a rug or anything like that?

Murray: They’re just really sweet, they’re really gentle people. It’s a nice place to be. I’d go back there and work anytime.

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VIDEO: The Third Eye. A Blinding Moroccan Experience – A Timelapse Film | Vimeo

November 4, 2015, 11:56 am
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A beautiful timelapse film of Morocco:

From the Jemaa el-Fnaa square buzzing with life and mystic mosque towers of Marrakech, to Berber stone villages lost somewhere in high Atlas and moon-like Anti-Atlas sights, along with the Sahara desert and Erg Chigaga dunes – this trip has helped us rediscover a lost, but very vibrant world, which in a sense hasn’t changed for thousands of years…[FULL STORY]

The Third Eye. A Blinding Moroccan Experience – A Timelapse Film from KamKam Visuals on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: Arrival of King in Laayoune, applauded by a cheering crowd | YouTube

November 10, 2015, 12:03 pm
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Visa For Music kicks off in Morocco | Music in Africa

November 12, 2015, 11:04 am
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Morocco is hosting a collective of Africa’s music business at the Visa for Music Conference in Rabat:

music in africaRecently selected as one the leading music industry conferences in Africa, Visa For Music kicks off this week from 11 to 14 November in Rabat, Morocco. The premier market for African and Middle-Eastern music, this year’s programme includes more than 40 showcases, five conference panels, four film screenings and plenty more.

Panel topics this year include ‘Are artists and cultural operators supported to reconcile communities?’ (in partnership with the International Music Council); ‘Celebrating 10 years of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention’, ‘Migrant artists: citizens participating in Africa’s development’, ‘New territories for copyrights’, ‘Focus on crowdfunding’ and ‘The politics and culture of hip-hop in Morocco’. The panels will take place at Club Renaissance and Villa des Arts.

With more than 40 artists expected to showcase their talents this year, VFM’s line-up includes…[FULL STORY]

 

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Morocco and its Jewish Museum a model of coexistence | JNS

November 16, 2015, 11:01 am
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Morocco’s values of moderation, openness, and tolerance, are “ingrained in the Moroccan ethos from time immemorial”:

JNS“The French exception” is an expression that became recurrent in the French political discourse, all the more so since the European Union has been imposing on its member states a common policy in various fields of their national life. The way of France—to discard invasive constraints on its deepest and irrevocable ethos strata, such as cultural aspects or language practice—is to raise the defensive shield of the French exception.

One does not need to be too sharp of an observer, nor a political expert on the Arab world, in order to spontaneously assess, against the backdrop of the chaotic Arab Spring, the singular nature of the “Moroccan exception,” which preserved the Moroccan kingdom from the abyss of civil war, self-destruction, and sheer regression.

This Moroccan immunity is well-rooted in the culture of the people of Morocco, its long history and rich tradition. Morocco’s fascinating ability to absorb ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity, and translate it into a coherent national identity, provides the kingdom with a solid basis of stability and cohesion. The key factor for cementing such a comprehensive cohabitation among the diverse components of the Moroccan society, essentially the Arab-lslamic, Amazighian, Andalousian, and Jewish sectors, has been for the last centuries the monarchy of the Alaouite Dynasty…[FULL STORY]

 

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Senator Ben Cardin pays tribute to wisdom and leadership of King Mohammed VI | MAP

November 18, 2015, 12:30 pm
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An event hosted at the U.S. Congress detailed Morocco’s successes in rehabilitating historic Jewish cemeteries in the country:

MAP logoAmerican Senator Ben Cardin, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, paid on Tuesday a tribute to the wisdom and leadership of King Mohammed VI, during a ceremony celebrating the completion of revamping of Jewish cemeteries in Morocco, held at the US Senate under the King’s patronage.

“The royal initiative to restore the Jewish cemeteries in Morocco is an impressive enterprise which shows the strength of inter-civilizational dialogue and the solidarity between the different spiritualties,” said Cardin, lauding the sovereign’s commitment to peace.

In a world rocked by violence, radicalism and violent extremism, the King’s leadership constitutes a “source of inspiration for other leaders worldwide to acknowledge our shared heritage and destiny,” he added.

The ceremony was attended mainly by Endowments and Islamic Affairs Minister Ahmed Toufiq, the King’s roving Ambassador Serge Berdugo and Morocco’s Ambassador in Washington Rachad Bouhlal…[ORIGINAL STORY, SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED]

 

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Relocating our startup from Seattle to Morocco was the best decision we ever made | Quartz

November 19, 2015, 8:19 am
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American entrepreneurs on their experience relocating their startup from Seattle to Taghazout, Morocco:

quartzShortly after graduating from university in the UK—and united by our shared desire to escape the corporate conveyor belt—we left the quaint cobbled streets of Durham, England behind and embarked on a trans-continental quest to build our startup, Maptia.

One thousand days, four continents, and many (mis)adventures later, the three of us have launched a growing global storytelling platform, where photographers and writers share remarkable stories from all over the planet.

This is the story of our 10-month relocation from the buzzing startup hub of Seattle to Taghazout—a small village on the coast of Morocco, where surfers and fishermen rub shoulders with nomadic entrepreneurs—and why, in retrospect, it turned out to be one of the best decisions we ever made…[FULL STORY]

 

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In the restoration of Moroccan Jewish cemeteries, interfaith calls for peace | Middle East Eye

November 21, 2015, 6:30 am
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“Event marking restoration of 167 Jewish graveyards in Morocco also marks need for respect, tolerance, and appreciation of all religions”:

middle east eyeDays after the attacks in Paris, an interfaith celebration of the restoration of Jewish cemeteries in predominantly Muslim Morocco emphasised the need for respect, tolerance, and appreciation of the world’s religions.

Co-hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Council of the Jewish Communities of Morocco (CJCM) and held on Capitol Hill in Washington, the event marked the restoration of 167 Jewish graveyards, and 12,600 graves across 40 provinces. The majority of the sites are located in the areas of the Souss-Massa-Draa, Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz, and Meknes-Tafilalet.

The rehabilitation programme, dubbed “Houses of Life,” began in 2010 under the purview of the Moroccan government.

Serge Berdugo, president of the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco, called the restoration “a very sacred mission”. He noted that in a world which frequently sees conflict between Muslims and Jews, the project offers hope. “May we go on working our way peacefully in the memories of all the deceased,” he said. “May they rest in peace.”..[FULL STORY]

 

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Morocco completes ambitious Jewish cemetery restoration project | Washington Diplomat

December 8, 2015, 6:36 am
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Reporting from an event held on Capitol Hill honoring Morocco’s restoration of historic Jewish cemeteries:

diplomatic pouchNearly 200 Moroccan and U.S. officials, members of Congress, religious leaders and guests attended a Nov. 17 reception honoring Morocco’s just-completed “Houses of Life” project, which since 2010 has restored 167 Jewish cemeteries under the patronage of King Mohammed VI.

Co-sponsored by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco (CJCM), the Capitol Hill event featured a photo presentation of the project by CJCM President Serge Berdugo, as well as remarks from Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), who is Jewish, and Rep. André Carson (D-IN), who is Muslim.

Moroccan officials, acting on behalf of the king, presented awards to Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig of Washington Hebrew Congregation; Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, and Imam Talib M. Shareef, president of The Nation’s Mosque, Masjid Muhammad, for their leadership on inter-religious cooperation, tolerance and peace…[FULL STORY]

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How Tunisia’s Moderate Imams Are Seeking to Reclaim Islam From Extremists | US News & World Report

December 10, 2015, 7:04 am
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Morocco’s imam training program is inspiring Tunisia’s efforts to turn the tide against radicalization:

US News World Report[...]

The imams have a very important and symbolic role,” she said. They need to reclaim the mosques that have been influenced by imams targeting youth with radical discourse, and they need to address the youths’ grievances. Religious leaders play a key role for young people and should discuss the nature of being a young Muslim and how to take part in the community and improve society, she said.

“The imams can definitely be a catalyst for citizenship and [develop] the feeling of community,” she added. “They have a responsibility.”

To train its imams, Tunisia has looked to Morocco as a model.

Morocco has become known for a multifaceted approach to counter radicalization that promotes a tolerant spirit of religious traditions and learning that includes a TV channel and radio stations. The approach was initiated after a terrorist attack in Casablanca in 2003, when 12 young men from a poor suburb of the city attacked a luxury hotel, a Jewish community center and a Spanish restaurant full of tourists, killing 33 people. In March 2014, the two countries began working together on religious reforms and the education of Tunisian imams in Morocco. The aim is for young Muslims to follow in the imams’ footsteps toward moderate Islam.

“Morocco can be a model for us,” Ounissi said…[FULL STORY]

 

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Leonardo DiCaprio Sends Loving Message to Morocco | Morocco World News

December 14, 2015, 6:30 am
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Leonardo DiCaprio describes Morocco as “so alive, so beautiful…[and] full of energy”:

morocco world newsAmerican actor Leonardo DiCaprio expressed in a video his love for Morocco and his desire to return to such “fabulous” and “beautiful” country.

DiCaprio’s video was aired on Friday at the 15th Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM), during the tribute ceremony paid to American actor, writer and producer Willem Dafoe, according to HuffPost Maroc.

The “Titanic” star mentioned his work trips to shoot films in Morocco and how much he enjoyed his time with Moroccans whom he called “extraordinary”.

“I spent four wonderful months during a shoot in Morocco. I went back for a period of two weeks to shoot the movie Inception. People are extraordinary,” Leo said…[FULL STORY]

 

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Morocco Approves 20% Cash Rebate For Foreign Shoots | Variety

December 16, 2015, 8:32 am
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Morocco is expanding incentives for film and television production in the country, making it an even more desirable location for foreign filming:

varietyLess than a week after the 15th Marrakech Film Festival, Morocco’s parliament has approved a new 2016 Finance Law that includes a new 20% cash rebate scheme for foreign shoots.

The final text will enter into force on March 31. The new Moroccan cashback mechanism offers a 20% cash rebate on all eligible spend in Morocco, provided that there is at least 10 million Moroccan dirham ($1 million) of eligible expenditure in Morocco and at least 18 days work – including set-building and/or the shoot. Given this, a production with only a six-day shoot but which also involves 12 days of set building can still qualify. General pre-production activity, such as location scouting, does not count for qualification.

Sarim Fassi Fihri, the president of the Moroccan Cinema Center (CCM) who has lobbied for this new scheme since taking office in late 2014, told Variety he was “delighted” by the parliament’s decision to adopt his proposal…[FULL STORY]

 

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Trump and Terrorism Loom Over Marrakech | The Atlantic

December 16, 2015, 12:03 pm
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The Atlantic visits the Marrakech International Film Festival and reflects on Morocco’s movie legacy and self-identity:

PrintI was lucky to attend the Marrakech International Film Festival last week. Though only in its 15th year, it has quickly risen to prominence, in part thanks to the large number of films shot in Morocco over the years—from Orson Welles’s Othello all the way back in 1949 to Lawrence of Arabia, The Last Temptation of Christ, Gladiator, Spectre, and many, many others—and in part thanks to the fact that Marrakech is a highly desirable tourist destination.

The festival thus attracts a strong array of films—I saw good ones by directors Cesc Gay, Julien Leclercq, and Sergio Castellitto—and some intriguing guests. Among those receiving tributes this year were Bill Murray, South Korean director Park Chan-wook (with whom I spoke briefly), and Willem Dafoe. (The last was unfortunately not in attendance: more on this in a moment.)

Yet looming over questions of cinema throughout the week were the issues of terrorism and anti-Muslim bias.

Morocco prides itself on being a force for pluralism in the Islamic world, and my limited time there—I claim no greater expertise—tended to corroborate that distinction. Marrakech was a welcoming locale (again, tourism is key) with Western-style bars, hotels, and casinos very much in evidence. Wandering the city, one saw many local women with their heads covered, and many without. (There appeared to be a strong generational correlation.) The female festival attendees with whom I spent time did not feel remotely harassed or unsafe—less so, probably, than in many European or even American cities. Security efforts (metal detectors, police, etc.) were in place at the festival’s major locations but, again, no more so than would likely have been the case in other cities across the globe…[FULL STORY]

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