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  1. Lonely Planet's top 10 countries for 2010

    Blog: The View from Fez - 24 December 2009

    Recently Lonely Planet released its top ten countries for 2010. To our delight, Morocco was once again included. The destinations were arranged alphabetically, so there was no special ranking, but here is the list: El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Portugal, Suriname, USA.

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  2. Season's Greetings from The View from Fez

    Blog: The View from Fez - 24 December 2009

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  3. All women tour groups in Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 23 December 2009

    Colleen CassarColleen Cassar

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  4. A Moroccan plastering demonstration

    Blog: The View from Fez - 17 December 2009

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  5. Searching for Morocco on the internet - Trash and treasure!

    Blog: The View from Fez - 15 December 2009

    Searching the internet for stories that relate to Morocco is something The View from Fez team spend a lot of time doing. It is often like rummaging through a trash-n-treasure stall at a market; lots of junk and only a few good items.

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  6. Roast turkey Moroccan style

    Blog: The View from Fez - 13 December 2009

    As turkey is a traditional dish at Christmas time, The View from Fez offers a Moroccan version flavoured with nuts and spices, and with a honey glaze.

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  7. A reminder about free classified advertising.

    Blog: The View from Fez - 11 December 2009

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  8. Moroccan News Briefs

    Blog: The View from Fez - 10 December 2009

    Swine Flu (A/H1N1) deaths rise to 12

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  9. The New Railway Station in Fez

    Blog: The View from Fez - 7 December 2009

    Back on November 27 The View from Fez brought you the news that HM King Mohamed VI was officially opening the new railway station in Fez (see story here).

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  10. The minaret ban ~ Switzerland's shame.

    Blog: The View from Fez - 7 December 2009

    A sight you won't see in Switzerland - a new minaret.

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  11. Moroccan News Briefs

    Blog: The View from Fez - 6 December 2009

    Seventeen arrested in Morocco for evangelisingIn Saïdya on Friday, Oujda police arrested seventeen people, including foreigners, for holding an unauthorized public meeting aiming at spreading evangelism among the locals. The police intervention, which is in accordance with the Moroccan laws, came following information on dubious actions related to evangelistic proselytizing.

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  12. Eid Mubarak

    Blog: The View from Fez - 28 November 2009

    The View from Fez team wishes all its Muslim readers a very happy Eid

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  13. Camel meat ~ is Australia out of touch?

    Blog: The View from Fez - 27 November 2009

    Many people who have visited Morocco can attest to the wonderful flavour of camel meat. Either as steaks, minced up in kefta, or even (if you visit Cafe Clock in Fez) - camel burgers. But in some places, camels are being shot and left to rot. The View from Fez investigates:

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  14. New Waraka Recipes.

    Blog: The View from Fez - 26 November 2009

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  15. Cheap flight from Morocco? Not!

    Blog: The View from Fez - 26 November 2009

    In earlier posts on The View from Fez, our team has brought you many stories of brave or foolish attempts to travel to or from Morocco.

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  16. Swine Flu (A/H1N1) deaths in Mecca - Update

    Blog: The View from Fez - 23 November 2009

    While some media outlets had reported that a Moroccan woman had died from Swine flu while in Saudi Arabia, Moroccan authorities have contradicted the report, saying that there were no A/H1N1 death case reported among Moroccan pilgr

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  17. Death of Peace Corps Volunteer

    Blog: The View from Fez - 21 November 2009

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  18. Marrakech Film Festival to screen 44 Korean films

    Blog: The View from Fez - 20 November 2009

    Since the Marrakech International Film Festival began back in 2000 it has focused on the national cinemas of Italy, Egypt and Spain. This year, signaling the growing importance of Korean film and certainly spurred by recent successes such as Bong Joon-ho's "Mother - 2009" and Park Chan-wook's "Thirst", the festival turns its eyes to South Korea.

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  19. Moroccan Independence Day.

    Blog: The View from Fez - 18 November 2009

    The late King Mohammed V returns from Madagascar

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  20. The Ninth Marrakesh Film Festival

    Blog: The View from Fez - 16 November 2009

    Once again it is time to make a note in your diary, arrange travel and book a room in Marrakesh. The ninth Marrakesh Film Festival starts its nine day season on December 4.

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  21. Bollywood stars head to Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 15 November 2009

    Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor and her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan (pictured below) will shortly head to Morocco for the shooting of Shriram Raghavan's much hyped film 'Agent Vinod'.

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  22. Visiting Essaouira from Marrakech?

    Blog: The View from Fez - 13 November 2009

    Useful information for those wanting to do a day trip to Essaouira.

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  23. Morocco makes Lonely Planet's Top Ten

    Blog: The View from Fez - 13 November 2009

    In Lonely Planet's latest edition of Best in Travel, Morocco features as one of the top ten destinations to visit in 2010.

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  24. Moroccan News Briefs

    Blog: The View from Fez - 12 November 2009

    Forty new A/H1N1 cases confirmed in MoroccoForty new cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus were confirmed in the cities of Tangier, Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Temara, Meknes and Ifrane, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. All cases are under medical treatment in their homes, with regular medical check-ups, said the ministry.

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  25. Karpov opens chess school in Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 10 November 2009

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