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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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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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A reminder about free classified advertising.
Blog: The View from Fez - 11 December 2009
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 10 December 2009
Swine Flu (A/H1N1) deaths rise to 12
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Tangier - the truth
Blog: The View from Fez - 7 December 2009
Full of hustlers, swindlers and corrupt officials perpetrating nefarious dealings and endless scams to outwit the tourist ... that's Tangier, right?
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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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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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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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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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Moroccan Independence Day.
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 November 2009
The late King Mohammed V returns from Madagascar
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Morocco ~ nominated for foreign language Oscar
Blog: The View from Fez - 6 November 2009
The full list of the 65 nominated countries has been released with only Morocco representing Arab language cinema in the foreign language Academy Award listThe contender is Morocco’s Casanegra by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari.
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Moroccan Aid - a different perspective.
Blog: The View from Fez - 22 October 2009
When you hear the words "Morocco" and "aid", is your immediate assumption that Morocco is on the receiving end? If so, you could be wrong. International aid is a two way street and Morocco has a long history of supporting nations in trouble. Our guest commentator, Ibn Warraq, takes up the story:
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 October 2009
President Sarkozy hosts reception for HM King Mohammed VI
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Moroccan Argan Oil - fashion and fair trade
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 October 2009
Though the Berber people of southwestern Morocco have used Argan oil for centuries in their cuisine and for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, it has only been within the last decade that argan oil has become known to the outside world. In that time the prices of Argan oil have sky-rocketed. So, how much is Argan oil actually worth? In fact, that is not really the correct question. The question should be, "who is making money out of this Moroccan export?".
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 9 October 2009
Fez Jazz in Riad Festival 2009« Let the Jazz burn, to each of these terms, for it sets us ablaze… » Leitmotiv of the top of the line of the Fez Jazz in Riad Festival 2009.The 2009 edition of the Fez, Jazz in the Riads Festival kicks off today and runs until the 11th. Mohamed Kabbaj, President of Spirit of Fez Foundation has this to say about the festival:
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 30 September 2009
Haifa Wahbi to star in tolerance music concertFor the third consecutive year, the city of Agadir will host the"Concert for Tolerance" on October 17th that seeks to promote the culture of tolerance and coexistence. The concert, organized by the Association of Tolerance in partnership with Moroccan TV-2M and French TV channel M6, is a cultural bridge between the two Mediterranean shores chanting peace, fraternity and unity.
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 22 September 2009
H.M. King Mohammed VI pardons 312 prisonersH.M. King Mohammed VI has pardoned 312 people on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, celebrated on September 21 in Morocco, said the Justice Ministry.Royal pardon is customary in Morocco to mark national and religious holidays.Four inmates benefited from the pardon over their remaining prison term, while 82 others had their prison term reduced. 112 were granted pardon over their prison sentences, the ministry said in a statement.
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Downturn in Moroccan real estate
Blog: The View from Fez - 11 September 2009
The real estate property market continues to cause concern among Moroccan developers, “notaires” and bankers. Everyone has his or her own explanation, and the word slump is definitely back in circulation. Recently Leconomiste had this to say:
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Could Berber replace Arabic as official Moroccan language?
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 September 2009
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 31 August 2009
H.M. King launches Ramadan foodstuffs distribution.On Monday H.M. King Mohammed VI handed out food baskets to needy people in the Yacoub Al Mansour neighbourhood. This marked the launch of a 57 million dirhams ( $7.62 million) operation which consists in delivering foodstuffs to the needy during the holy month of Ramadan 1430 AH.
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Yves Saint Laurent's Tangier house for sale
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 August 2009
When the fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent, died in June 2008 at the age of 71, he left behind not just a tremedously important collection of art - he left a fabulous home in Tangier. Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé purchased the property in 1998. Now Christie's Great Estates (a subsidiary of the auction house) have announced that Marrakech broker Majorelle Investissement SARL, is offering the house for sale.
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