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The Alchemy of Poetic Space- Majoubi Aherdan Exhibits in Rabat
Blog: The View from Fez - 30 January 2012
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Mariah Carey at Morocco's Mawazine Festival 2012
Blog: The View from Fez - 28 January 2012
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Arab League Foreign Ministers Gather in Rabat to Discuss Syria
Blog: The View from Fez - 15 November 2011
Following the Arab League's dramatic decision to suspend Syria from the organization, on Wednesday there will be an extraordinary meeting in Rabat.
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Tourist Warning ~ Beware the Man on the Train !
Blog: The View from Fez - 1 November 2011
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USA to Build New "Green" Embassy in Rabat
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 October 2011
B.L. Harbert International is a company that specialises in building embassies around the world. According to reports in the US, B.L.Harbert have the contract for a new $140 million U.S. Embassy compound in Rabat. The contract was awarded by the US State Department.
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Vagobond Guide to Morocco Part 1
Blog: Vagobond.com - 15 October 2011
While it's not really possible to tell you everything about Morocco in a blog post or even in many, here is a simplified guide to a lot of the many wonderful things you can do in Morocco
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Important Breakthrough for Moroccan Bird Life
Blog: The View from Fez - 28 September 2011
A workshop to develop a roadmap for the transition of BirdLife engagement in Morocco from a country programme to the typical NGO representation was held at the Hotel Ibis in Rabat over the last few days.
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Morocco in the News ~ Press Round-up
Blog: The View from Fez - 28 September 2011
A relatively quiet day in the media. The main focus of attention was ongoing reportage of the death of seven people during a disturbance at a football match in the deep south, the arrest of two men (one British, one Spanish) in possession of a huge amount of hashish and the return to the streets over the weekend of large numbers of protestors.Sailing into Trouble
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Morocco makes progress - despite regional turmoil
Blog: The View from Fez - 25 August 2011
In spite of regional unrest and rising commodity prices, leading to an increase in the trade deficit, the prospects for the Moroccan economy are encouraging, according to Global Arab Network and the highly respected Oxford Business Group. They report that thanks to factors such as a strong harvest and broader diversification, the outlook for 2011 is promising.
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Medical Tourism in Morocco - A Growing Trend
Blog: The View from Fez - 7 August 2011
While medical tourism is well established and very big business in Asia, few people would think of Morocco as a medical tourism destination. That is about to change.
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Morocco's National Zoo Nears Completion
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 July 2011
The old Temara Zoo in Rabat was the focus of criticism from animal rights campaigners and thankfully it is no more. However, if all goes according to plan, in less than three months the new Rabat Zoo will finally open to the public and, unlike the old zoo in Temara, Rabat will be more than a menagerie of animals.
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Beating the Ban ~ Moroccan Popular Culture Wins Again
Blog: The View from Fez - 11 July 2011
From time to time, conservative groups in Morocco have called for performers to be banned because of their provocative style of dress, their jaunty lyrics or even their lifestyle. Regular readers of The View from Fez will well remember the fuss over Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi and the attempts to ban Sir Elton John. In the latest incident calls were made to stop a performance by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram. Ibn Warraq reports.
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Sunday's Protests in Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 26 June 2011
Another 42 degree Celsius day in Fez - not the sort of weather to encourage people to get out and protest. However, the hardy were not discouraged and at 5pm, several hundred, mainly young women, turned out in central Fez to show their support for the constitutional changes. Later in the march they were joined by others.
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Is the grass greener? Emigrating from Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 22 June 2011
The US State Department grants roughly 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, through the Diversity Visa Lottery, to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
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Moroccan midwives plead for help
Blog: The View from Fez - 22 June 2011
While Morocco forges ahead in investment in industry, tourism infrastructure and technology, the country's record on provision of health facilities lags behind. In 2007 the World Health Organisation reported that Morocco’s health expenditure appears insufficient to ensure access to an acceptable level of care. Currently, around 78% of expenditure favours urban hospitals and clinics.
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Jazz in Rabat
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 June 2011
The 16th Jazz au Chellah Festival will be held in Rabat from 15-18 June.
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Moroccan mosaics at Jerusalem heritage centre
Blog: The View from Fez - 9 June 2011
Ha'aretz reports that the David Amar World Centre for North African Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem will be opened on Sunday in the presence of Israeli president, Shimon Peres. The renovation of the building has taken some years, and Moroccan artisans such as zelliji (mosaic artist) Abdulla Dara, have been recruited to work on the project.
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Death of Dimi Mint Abba
Blog: The View from Fez - 5 June 2011
The View from Fez was saddened to learn of the death of Dimi Mint Abba, one of Mauritania's most beloved musicians. She was 52.
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Morocco's Residential Real Estate ~ Update
Blog: The View from Fez - 29 May 2011
Prices in Morocco's residential real estate market are holding steady in 2011, with a slight overall decline balanced by increases in the key apartment segment and in some high-demand areas of the country. Residential rentals have also held up well and, in spite of the wave of political unrest in North Africa earlier this year, the development of major real estate projects is largely on track, with domestic investors and low-cost housing set to drive further growth.
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Quincy Jones - for peace and for the children
Blog: The View from Fez - 28 May 2011
Good news from the Mawazine Festival in Rabat. Quincy Jones, creator of the hit song, We Are The World, has partnered with UAE-based social entrepreneur Badr Jafar to jointly produce an Arabic single to raise money for arts and culture scholarships and projects for children in the Middle East and North Africa.
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The Weather in Fez ~ Still Lurching Towards Summer
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 May 2011
The odd spell of weather that has brought days of sunshine alternating with rain (and even hail) continues. "I thought Africa was warm," exclaimed one bemused German tourist. I might have been warmer in Hamburg!"
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Kayne West - takes the money but leaves no love in Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 24 May 2011
Kayne West may have been a drawcard for the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, but his attitude towards the Festival's message of peace and tolerance, tarnished his previous star quality.
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Fes Festival update no. 6: Calling all Moroccan students
Blog: The View from Fez - 24 May 2011
FEZ FORUMThe Spirit of Fes Foundation, organisers of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, is inviting Moroccan students to attend the Fez Forum, free of charge.The Forum takes place from 09h00 to noon, 4-8 June at the Batha Museum in Fez. With the general theme of 'Giving Soul to Globalisation', this year's event goes under the title 'The debate on wisdoms'.
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Yusuf Islam at Mawazine Festival - Performing for Peace
Blog: The View from Fez - 23 May 2011
“Everybody has got the potential to try to fulfill their lives in the way that they choose without hurting or diminishing anybody else’s right to the same.” - Yusuf Islam in response to the Arab Spring protests
