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A Chic New Hotel Opens in Fez, Morocco [The New York Times]
A hotel in Fez challenges the status quo of luxury hotels in the region: Hotel Sahrai in Fez. Photo: New York Times Marrakech and Tangier have long shared double billing as Morocco’s most alluring...
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Smithsonian Institution Highlights Morocco’s Cultural Heritage [Maghreb Arab...
Morocco has signed a partnership agreement with the National Foundation for Museums, receives praise from Smithsonian official: Molly Fannon, Director of the Office of International Relations at the...
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Morocco’s First Contemporary Art Museum Opens [artnet]
Morocco’s newest museum is drawing attention from the international art community: Morocco has just opened its first museum devoted to contemporary art, and the first major museum built since the...
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Moroccans Launch ‘Not in My Name’ Campaign [Magharebia]
An anti-extremism initiative is sweeping through Morocco, featuring public demonstrations against violence: The expression “not in my name” has become “the rallying cry of all those who believe quite...
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Moroccans Speak Out Against Extremists [Your Middle East]
Moroccans speaking out against extremism: It is not uncommon to hear pundits complain that the Muslim-in-the-souk is not sufficiently concerned with what is being done by extremists in the name of...
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Casablanca celebrates equal rights [Magharebia]
Moroccans organize to demonstrate the universal benefit of women’s rights in the country: Moroccan artists and activists attend a Casablanca festival on October 25th to promote equality between the...
View ArticleVideo: Crowd at Global Entrepreneurship Summit Sings Happy Birthday to Vice...
When Vice President Biden mentioned in his keynote address at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit yesterday that it was his 72nd birthday, the crowd serenaded him with “Happy Birthday.” From the White...
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Morocco’s Startups At The Crossroads [Forbes]
Moroccans are natural entrepreneurs, well-placed to take advantage of their place at a global crossroads: A few weeks ago, I was a keynote speaker in Casablanca, Morocco at the Global Annual Conference...
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Marrakech Matures Into Full-Fledged International Film Festival [Variety]
Morocco’s film industry matures, with help from Hollywood’s longstanding love of the country: Turning 14 this year, the Marrakech International Film Festival has matured into a full-fledged fest that...
View ArticleVIDEO: 36 Hours in Casablanca, Morocco | The New York Times
Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, is a cosmopolitan port where visitors can eat, drink, shop and wander, surrounded by an alluring blend of tradition and progressiveness. The post VIDEO: 36 Hours in...
View ArticleA surfer girl is “Making Waves” in Morocco | Surfer Today
Oumaima Erhali is a Moroccan surfer girl. In this mini-documentary, she and her family talk about the changing roles of women in Morocco, and how surfing and Islam can walk together in harmony: The...
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Moroccan journalists stand up against terrorism | Magharebia
From Magharebia: Moroccan journalists rally in support of Charlie Hebdo after the January 7th massacre in Paris. Photo source: Magharebia/Hassan Benmehdi. In the face of the attacks against French...
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Morocco, From Coast to Desert | The New York Times
The New York Times visits some of the lesser-known gems of Morocco, including Agadir, Taroudant, Ouarzazate, and Merzouga: [...]Last March the moment arrived. Having explored Marrakesh, Fez and...
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Fes, Morocco: A flavour of the nation | The Telegraph
The Telegraph takes you on a winding tour through the Fez medina: “I still get lost,” Mehdi Bennani admits as he accompanies me through the ancient heart of Fes. With its 13 mighty gates, eight miles...
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The Atlas Mountains: Morocco’s hidden travel gem | CNN
CNN takes a look into Morocco’s remote mountain villages: The Atlas Mountains have long been home to some of North Africa’s most remote villages. Until a decade ago, running water and electricity were...
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Matthew Williamson’s Marrakech: My Kind of Town | The Telegraph
An English fashion designer reveals his travel tips for Marrakech: Why Marrakech? It’s so accessible and quick to get there. I’ve been a dozen times in the past 20 years. It’s got such a rich culture...
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North African cuisine helps melt winter away | The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe explores the Moroccan tagine and the unique flavors that come from it: Every New Englander has a snow story. Here’s mine. A couple of weeks ago the guy who plows the driveway beached...
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Morocco: Making waves with a yoga and surf break | The Irish Independent
Taghazout, a slightly different experience in Morocco: I look at my watch. It’s nearly 8pm. A warm breeze whispers in the palm trees. A wide, white moon hangs low in the sky. I’m standing barefoot on a...
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Foreign movies shot in Morocco in 2014 generated $121m | Maghreb Arab Press
Attracting foreign films to shoot in Morocco generated over $121 million for the local economy in 2014: Foreign movies shot in Morocco during the year 2014 generated a record sum of 1.17 billion...
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VIDEO: Bill Clinton: Moroccan King, descendant of prophet, leads model...
Former President Bill Clinton, at an address this week at the 2015 HOPE Global Forum in Atlanta, mentioned Morocco as a model example of inclusive growth [VIDEO BELOW] : King Mohammed VI, descendant of...
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