Reading Morocco

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Breaking the Moroccan Media Embargo on News from the Western Sahara

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Here is an article from ANSAmed, a Mediterranean focused press agency about the Western Saharan TV station RASD-TV, trying to get its messa...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Scent Notes : (Expensive) Morocco Inspired Perfume

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Here is an article from the New York Times on a new perfume called L'eau de Tarocco that is supposed to be the scent version of a tradi...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

US Supplying Morocco with Weapons

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I don't know if there is any good "spin" that could be put on this news. It is what it is, the further strengthening of an aut...
Monday, May 25, 2009

The Gnawa Music of Morocco

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This article from Afropop Worldwide seems to be a rare treat. It talks about the Gnawa, their spiritual music, collective history in Morocc...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Deadly Stampede at Mawazine Music Festival in Rabat

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Soon, we hope to post some more positive news coming out of Morocco. Here is an article from the BBC about the recent Mawazine Music Festiv...
Friday, May 22, 2009

French People of Moroccan Ancestry "Returning" To Morocco and Nigerian Immigrants Trying to Leave

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Here are two different articles dealing with movement in,out, and around Morocco. One, from the Wall Street Journal, presents the case of F...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Don't Touch My Child : Sexual Abuse in Morocco

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Here is a short article about pedophilia in Morocco, and a group that is trying to address the issue. It seems as if the government is try...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Morocco's Economy and Weathering the Global Financial Storm

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Here is a good article from the Associated Press about how the main industries in Morocco are trying to deal with the global financial cris...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

Locating the Moroccan Middle Class

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Here is an article from magharebia.com about controversy over who actually makes up the Moroccan middle class. ____________________________...
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