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New culture club in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 23 September 2009
The American Language Center and the Arabic Language Institute in Fez are launching a new culture club that will have a rich programme of activities.By becoming a Friend of the ALC (just Dh250 per annum, or Dh150 if you're a student), you can benefit from the various activities put together by Jess Stephens of Culture Vultures for the ALC.
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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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Eid Mubarak Said
Blog: The View from Fez - 19 September 2009
The View from Fez wishes all its readers a joyous Eid al-Fitr
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Morocco’s unique vulnerability to climate change
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 September 2009
Lynn Morris co-founded Atlantic Rising, a charity and schools network raising awareness about the effects of climate change on coastal communities around the Atlantic.
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Ramadan - hard times for Moroccan water-sellers
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 September 2009
Throughout Morocco water sellers have always been a fixture, particularly in tourist area where they probably make more from possing for photographs than they do from selling water. However, as Saad Guerraoui reports for Middle East Online, the traditional water sellers in Casablanca are forced to beg during Ramadan. Here is his report.
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 16 September 2009
Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity - latest projectsIn the eastern city of Oujda on Tuesday HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated an extension of the girls' home (Dar El Fatat) and laid the foundation stone of a disabled centre.The sovereign was also briefed about the project of a centre for drug addicts. The three projects are financed by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity for an amount of 18.7 million dirhams (2.4 million dollars).
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Marrakech International Salsa Festival
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 September 2009
2nd International Festival of Salsa in Marrakech
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Moroccan youth rediscover Sufi heritage
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 September 2009
Today we have pleasure in sharing an article by Mahmoud Habboush on Moroccan youth and sufi culture. Mahmoud Habboush writes for The National newspaper in Abu Dhabi, UAE, where this article originally appeared.
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Cascade d’Ouzoud in Morocco
Blog: Travelicious - 13 September 2009
A highlight of a trip to Morocco is a trip to Cascade d’Ouzoud, labeled by the Lonely Planet as Morocco’s “best waterfalls”, and it really is a beautiful place!
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 12 September 2009
Morocco's world Jews convene in Essaouira pilgrimageHundreds of Moroccan Jews from the four corners of the world are convening in the Atlantic city of Essaouira for the Hiloula of Rabi Haim Pinto. A warm welcome was reserved to the pilgrims, who came from different countries to take part in this yearly four-day religious gathering, but also to "renew, like every year, their attachment to the alaouite throne (of Morocco), and pray for peace in the world," rabbi David Pinto said.
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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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Rescuing Morocco's Chameleons
Blog: The View from Fez - 11 September 2009
A short time ago The View from Fez was contacted by a Tom Robinson, a photographer now working in Marrakesh. He had read our stories on Chameleons in Morocco and was moved to do something about their plight. He has now put his ideas into practice and so we invited him to be a guest contributor. Here is what Tom has to say.
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Morocco's soccer team ties with Togo
Blog: The View from Fez - 11 September 2009
Morocco's chances of qualifying for the African Nations Cup and the 2010 World Cup drooped last weekend. In a crucial match in Lome, Morocco tied 1-1 against Togo, leaving them at the bottom of the group with just three points. Cameroon is third with four points from only three games. Togo is second with five points and the group leader is Gabon with six points from their three matches.The View from Fez Sports Editor reports...
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Eight percent increase in tourists visiting Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 9 September 2009
Some 5 million tourists visited Morocco in Jan-Jul 2009According to the Moroccan tourism authorities, around 5 million tourists visited Morocco over January-July 2009, an increase of 8% compared with the same period of last year. French tourists topped the list with 1.94 million (+8%), followed by the Spaniards (1.11 million, + 14 %), the Belgians (291,000, +16 %), the Dutch (273,000, +14 %), the Germans (259,000, +4 %), the Britons (209,000, -10 %) and the Italians (186,000, +10 %). The arrivals of Scandinavian tourists showed a stagnation.
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Royal Air Maroc stuns passengers with unannounced detour
Blog: The View from Fez - 8 September 2009
Recently we reported on the woes afflicting Royal Air Maroc (see story here) but now, as the following two reports suggest, things have gone from bad to worse. Dr Saad Guerraoui, Senior Editor at Middle East Online, reports from London that recently the Moroccan airline carrier altered a destination without informing its passengers.
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Travel Writing about Morocco #29
Blog: The View from Fez - 7 September 2009
Casablanca often gets brushed aside as a tourist destination. Writing in The Guardian, Stephen Emmes does a stirling job of setting the record straight.
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The woes of Royal Air Maroc
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 September 2009
Royal Air Maroc is going through a very turbulant patch at the moment, with complaints about service, prices and an ongoing series of strikes by pilots which grounded a majority of the airline's aircraft ~ Ibn Warraq reports from Casablanca:Last week Royal Air Maroc (RAM) had to weather the storm of adverse publicity when a news went around the world of a child "abandoned" at JFK airport in the USA. The child's mother went to the media with this story...
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Madonna running the Marathon des Sables? Not!
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 September 2009
Over the last few days the pop-media has been buzzing with the news that pop star Madonna has plans to run the grueling Marathon des Sables next April. We decided to ignore the story until several emails arrived asking us if The View from Fez knew where Madonna had booked to stay. As if! So, for the true story... read on.
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Could Berber replace Arabic as official Moroccan language?
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 September 2009
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Faces in the Medina - Kerstin Brand
Blog: The View from Fez - 3 September 2009
Kerstin Brand has had a long love affair with Morocco, and always dreamed of living here. Marrakech was her goal, but she thought she'd just better pop into Fez to make sure she didn't want to make her home here. And, well, she's still here!
