Sunday, November 1, 2009

King inaugurates Qur'anic School in Eastern Morocco

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Here is an article from the official voice of the Moroccan government, MAP, on the opening of a Quranic school by the king M6. It's int...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Five Moroccan Writers/Poets make the Beirut 39

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Let us ignore the nonsense of the Tunisian elections and look instead of at the winners of Beirut39. Its a project to find the 39 best Ara...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Riots in the Slums of Algeria - Morocco's Neighbor

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There are borders between Morocco and Algeria that are still undefined. So, it's okay if we let a little news from Algeria seep onto thi...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Moroccan Court Imprisons Editor

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Driss Chahtan holds his daughter while being taken to prison. (Abdelwahid Mahir) Here is an article from Committee to Protect Journalists a...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Morocco Child Maid Abuse Sentence 'lenient'

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This is one of those good news/bad news article. The "good' news is that someone is actually being held accountable for abusing ch...
Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Legendary Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech Re-Opens

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Ordinarily one would not consider the opening of a luxury hotel relevant news, but, here is an article about the grand re-opening of the Ma...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

France suspends Morocco Arrest Warrants : the Ben Barka Case

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For those of you who are interested in political intrigue, this latest article from Reuters on the ben Barka case in Morocco. ____________...
Saturday, October 3, 2009

$30 Million to Deliver Weapons to Royal Moroccan Air Force

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Just trying to keep it real. Here is an Associated Press article from the Boston Globe about a recent purchase of military paraphernalia f...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wedding of Prince Moulay Ismail

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I am not much into celebrity watching, but here is an article about the recent wedding of a cousin of king M6. Quite interesting dynamics. I...