Morocco at the Helm — A Conversation With Driss El Yazami | MEDIUM
Morocco’s Driss El Yazami interviewed on Morocco’s progress in promoting women’s rights: In the same week Egypt celebrated its five year anniversary of the legendary uprising that served to oust...
View ArticleExamining Religious Television Channels in the Middle East | America Abroad...
A profile on Morocco’s efforts to counter violent extremism through television: The past decade has seen the proliferation of largely extremist and sectarian 24-hour religious television channels...
View ArticleMorocco’s attempt to reform Islamic teachings could impact the world | Al...
Morocco’s renowned moderate culture and religion to be further bolstered by education reform: To try and sum up extremism in one word or reason will ultimately lead to a vast generalization. But the...
View ArticleStudents lead women’s running camp in Morocco | The Review (University of...
Two University of Delaware students created a women’s running camp in Ouarzazate, Morocco: It’s not common to see people—especially women—running and exercising in Morocco. This cultural difference...
View ArticleRestoring the world’s oldest library | TED
Morocco’s efforts to rehabilitate the oldest working library in the world: The ancient al-Qarawiyyin Library in Fez isn’t just the oldest library in Africa. Founded in 859, it’s the oldest working...
View ArticleThe Story Behind An Epic Moroccan Timelapse | YouTube
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View ArticleMoney Magazine Names Marrakesh a Top 3 International Destination
Last week, Money Magazine launched its inaugural Best in Travel Awards. Among the categories was “International Destinations,” which identified “the three international destinations that offer the best...
View ArticleProgress for Women in the Muslim World | US News & World Report
A report on women’s progress in Morocco by the first woman mayor of Marrakesh, Fatima Zahra Mansouri: Watching the U.S. primary race unfold, offering the historic possibility of the first woman...
View ArticleStudent brings successful Moroccan fashion brand to the US | Daily Trojan
A Moroccan-American student combines Moroccan fashion with business: Malak Mossadek, a sophomore majoring in business administration, spent his childhood in Morocco and adolescence in Boston. By...
View ArticleCardinal Theodore McCarrick, Islamic Scholar Azizah al-Hibri Laud Marrakesh...
Declaration Shows Morocco’s Leadership on Pluralism, Religious Tolerance Washington, DC, May 11, 2016 (MACP) — At a Newsmaker event yesterday at the National Press Club, former Archbishop of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Trophee Hassan II: Importance of golf in Morocco | NBC Golf
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View ArticleVIDEO: Morocco’s “Tan-Tan Mouseem”: Week-long event perpetuates traditional...
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View ArticleJewish community enjoys ‘safe space’ in Morocco | World Tribune
An excerpt from a speech by President of the Jewish community of Marrakesh-Essaouira, Jacky Kadoch, at a High-Level International Consultation to advance the protection of minorities in Muslim Majority...
View ArticleLibrary of Congress Lecturer: Morocco’s Musical Traditions Reflect Country’s...
Washington, DC, June 9, 2016 (MACP) — In a lecture on the “Musical Soundscapes of Morocco” at the Library of Congress on Monday as part of the Washington Jewish Music Festival, ethnomusicologist Dr....
View ArticleContinuing Fight against Extremism, Morocco’s King Inaugurates Mohammed VI...
Washington, DC, June 16, 2016 (MACP) — On Tuesday, in yet further evidence of his commitment to promoting religious moderation and tolerance in the region, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI inaugurated the...
View ArticleIn Morocco’s Atlas mountains, Berber girls find the way out of rural poverty:...
The Guardian profiled the Moroccan NGO Education For All, which provides accommodation, food, and extra academic support for girls in rural Morocco who otherwise may not have access to education: Zahra...
View ArticleCNN Names Marrakesh Restaurant as One of World’s Top “Sky High and Rooftop...
Credit: Le Foundouk On June 23, CNN published a list of “the venues with menus worthy of their killer views” from around the world. Le Foundouk in Marrakesh made the list! Here’s what CNN had to say: A...
View ArticleMoroccan NGO Strengthens African Ties through Art Exchanges
Photo: Africa Art Lines. King Mohammed VI has made Africa a diplomatic priority; and the exchanges are more than just political. Now, Music in Africa reports that Afrikanya, a Moroccan organization for...
View ArticleAmerican Sephardi Federation’s Moroccan Adaptation of “Othello” Wraps this Week
This week, the American Sephardi Federation (ASF) wraps up its Moroccan adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Othello.” Performed at the Center for Jewish History in New York City, the production is the third...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Heart of Morocco | Music Voyager
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