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  1. Moroccan News Briefs

    Blog: The View from Fez - 15 March 2010

    Bomb scare on flight to Fez

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  2. Rabat, Morocco

    Blog: Roving Light Travel Photo Blog - 13 March 2010

    I didn't visit all the imperial cities of Morocco (I skipped Meknes), but from my readings, it appears that Rabat is the least popular. However, Rabat's charm I feel, is exactly that - a less touristy city for a more relaxing and less harassed stay.

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  3. Jürgen Möller

    Blog: The View from Fez - 12 March 2010

    It's with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague, Jürgen Möller, after a long illness.

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  4. Christian aid workers expelled from Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 12 March 2010

    At least 20 Christian aid workers have been accused of proselytising and expelled from Morocco in recent weeks.

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  5. Misfitz in Marrakech!

    Blog: The View from Fez - 11 March 2010

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  6. Art Exhibition in Fez

    Blog: The View from Fez - 10 March 2010

    Belgian architect Mathy Engelen is in Fez this week to draw, paint and mount his new exhibition at Cafe Clock. The View from Fez takes a look.

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  7. Wet wet wet in Fez

    Blog: The View from Fez - 9 March 2010

    No, not the Scottish boy band from the 80s, but rain, and a lot of it.a wet medina street

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  8. Yacht marina planned for Tangier

    Blog: The View from Fez - 9 March 2010

    In December, The View from Fez team visited Tangier and found a city well worth visiting, one that has left its somewhat sleazy past behind and is now a great place to spend a few days (see the story here). A new yachting marina is planned for the 'white city', with construction starting next year.

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  9. Vago Call Home – PINGO – cheap international calls

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 8 March 2010

    It’s the little things that really make you smile. One of those little things is being able to talk to the people you love on a regular basis. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a phone guy and I actually love not being in a position where I get calls all the time, but sometimes, it’s [...]

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  10. Ben Harper at the Fez Festival

    Blog: The View from Fez - 6 March 2010

    Ben Harper is sure to be one of the biggest draws at this year's Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, to be held from 4-12 June.

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  11. Moroccan News Briefs

    Blog: The View from Fez - 5 March 2010

    Morocco to boost regional air transportation

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  12. The mother of all gaps

    Blog: Destination Anywhere - 3 March 2010

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  13. Another Deadly Mosque Collapse in Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 1 March 2010

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  14. Princess Lalla Khadija's 3rd birthday

    Blog: The View from Fez - 1 March 2010

    On Sunday the Royal family celebrated the third birthday of princess Lalla Khadija. Lalla Khadija is the second child of the sovereign and sister of Crown prince Moulay El Hassan who was born in May 2003.

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  15. Learn to speak Darija in Fez

    Blog: The View from Fez - 28 February 2010

    The new Darija conversation course with the Arabic Language Institute Fez,(ALIF). The classes are once a week in 6 week blocks and start the 2nd and 3rd of March.

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  16. The Arabian Nights come to life in Morocco

    Blog: The View from Fez - 28 February 2010

    Leading British theatre director, Tim Supple, is in Morocco searching for local talent to star in his Arabian Nights production to open in Toronto next year.

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  17. Moroccan News Briefs

    Blog: The View from Fez - 27 February 2010

    HM King Mohammed VI Celebrates Prophet's Birthday

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  18. The ugliest rug in Morocco

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 25 February 2010

    A few months ago I started looking at all the garbage piled up in various places and seeing that I had about a thousand plastic grocery bags lying around. YOu get plastic bags with everything in Morocco and then they go to the garbage and then they blow all over the place and then, well, [...]

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  19. Fes Festival of World Sacred Music - the movie

    Blog: The View from Fez - 24 February 2010

    For those tempted to attend the Sacred Music Festival in Fez, here's a documentary of last year's event to whet your appetite. It was made by Global Voice Productions at last year's festival, and captures the essence of world harmony through music.

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  20. Berkane Jokes

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 23 February 2010

    Lately, I’ve been encouraging students in my conversation classes to take a stab at telling their favorite Moroccan jokes in English. To my surprise, the most popular jokes are all about the people who live in the city of Berkane! They are called Berkany Jokes or Brekna jokes. The jokes are all at the expense of [...]

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  21. Moroccan Blogs: Vago speaks!

    Blog: The View from Fez - 22 February 2010

    The View from Fez is very happy to have been judged Best Overall Moroccan Blog and Best Moroccan News Blog. We could not have done this with out our various correspondents, contributors and photographers. Especially we could not have done it without the support of our readers around the world. In the last month we recorded almost 50,000 pageviews from people speaking 66 languages . We thank you all. Our congratulations as well to all those fabulous blogs that were nominated from around Morocco.

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  22. Movies at the Fez ALC – Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 22 February 2010

    The movies I showed at the American Language Center in Fez during the last two weeks were far different than my first round of classic Academy Award Winners. I decided that since I was looking to spawn great conversations but that my audience was primarily Moroccan teens, I decided to address two issues that are [...]

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  23. Movies at the Fez ALC – I’m Gonna Git You Sucka

    Blog: Vagobond.com - 20 February 2010

    A few weeks ago, I decided to show an absolutely terrible movie to the students at the ALC Fez. The movie I’m Gonna Git You Sucka is a parody of the black exploitation films of the 1970s. From the get go, this film had no chance to be good. There is something compelling about the [...]

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  24. Mosque minaret collapse: death toll rises to 41

    Blog: The View from Fez - 20 February 2010

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  25. Intriguing Figuig - a Moroccan oasis

    Blog: The View from Fez - 19 February 2010

    Few travellers to Morocco ever find their way to Figuig, an oasis town on the Algerian border in the far east of the country. And that's a pity, as The View from Fez team found out from US Peace Corps volunteers, Jack and Ina Boatright.

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