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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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North African women at the forefront of legal reform
Blog: The View from Fez - 16 November 2009
Fatima Sadiqi, a UN Gender Expert and Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies, has just published an article on women's rights in North Africa on the Common Ground News Service (New York).
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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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Moroccan football meltdown complete
Blog: The View from Fez - 15 November 2009
Morocco's hopes of sneaking through to the World cup have been dashed. Cameroon beat Morocco 2-0 on Saturday to qualify for next year's 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
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Blackpool sisters leaving Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 November 2009
In what looks like a happy ending to the abduction of two British sisters, the Blackpool Gazette reports that they should be on their way home on the flight that leaves Fez this morning.
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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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Royal Air Maroc changes terminals at Heathrow
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 November 2009
Royal Air Maroc has announced that from 17 November, all flights will arrive and depart Heathrow in London from Terminal 4, not Terminal 2 as in the past.
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American killed, Brit injured in Morocco Rally
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 November 2009
According to the MAP news agency, an American taking part in an auto rally has been killed after his car plunged into a ravine in Morocco's Atlas mountains.Frank Warren, 63, was killed and his British companion was badly injured and taken to hospital.The accident happened between the towns of Midelt and Khenifra in the Atlas mountains as the pair were taking part in the Casablanca Challenge rally. The car came off the road near the village of Ait Oumina, MAP said.The British woman was taken to hospital in Meknes.
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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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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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Football frenzy in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 12 November 2009
It will be a clash of the lions on Saturday 14 November in Fez, when Morocco's Atlas Lions meet Cameroon's Indomitable Lions in the final round of World Cup/African Cup of Nations matches.
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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 News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 5 November 2009
King Mohammed VI to give a speech on Green March anniversaryHM King Mohammed VI will address the nation on Friday evening on the occasion of the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Green March, the Ministry of Household, Protocol and Chancellery, said.
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The hidden costs of renovation in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 5 November 2009
From time to time The View from Fez receives emails from readers wondering why we say that renovation of a riad can cost up to three times the purchase price. One of the reasons is that the actual amount of work required is often hidden - that is until you remove the plaster.
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Terry Gilliam on Morocco and Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 November 2009
The View from Fez is in debt to the New York Times for this thoughtful piece by one of our favourite British film makers, TERRY GILLIAM, writer and director of “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” opening Dec. 25, director of “Brazil.”Home Movies (Fez, Morocco, 2001)
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Mazagan Beach Resort opens with a bang
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 November 2009
South African entrepreneur, Sol Kerzner, has launched his latest project in El Jadida, 90km south of Casablanca. The Mazagan Beach Resort opened this week.
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Maison Blanche: a new restaurant in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 2 November 2009
The View from Fez team sampled the fare at Maison Blanche this week, a new restaurant in the Ville Nouvelle.
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Moroccan couscous - the traditional way
Blog: The View from Fez - 2 November 2009
Couscous, or seksu as it's know in Moroccan Arabic, is one of the staple foods of the Maghreb. It's made of ground semolina that's moistened and rolled in flour.
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Lion-spotting in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 31 October 2009
Two larger-than-life bronze lions were installed by the City of Fez in celebration of Eid al-Fitr last month.
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Abducted Blackpool sisters in Fez - update
Blog: The View from Fez - 29 October 2009
The 32-year-old mother of Carene, 12, and Shelby, 10, has been extradited from Spain to the UK and is remanded in custody.
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Recipe for Moroccan kefta tagine
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 October 2009
One of our favourite Moroccan dishes is a kefta tagine - delicately spiced meatballs in a robust tomato sauce with eggs poached on top. It's best eaten in a Moroccan home (if you're lucky enough to be invited), but is also a firm favourite at most medina restaurants.
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The Finns are coming!
Blog: The View from Fez - 26 October 2009
The language skills of Morocco's street kids have always been impressive. It is not unusual for them to have few words of greeting in almost any language you can imagine. However, even The View from Fez was impressed the other day to hear a eight or nine year old on hearing that the young backpacker was from Helsinki, smiled and said "tervetuloa - terve poika!"
