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Spirit of Fes at the British House of Commons
Blog: The View from Fez - 30 November 2009
Our London correspondant, Aurora Borealis, was at the House of Commons last week for the launch of Mahmood Jamal's anthology, Islamic Mystical Poetry. Here's her report:
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Fez Hip Hop - breaking the clichés
Blog: The View from Fez - 29 November 2009
Over the last few days a German film crew has been filming in the Medina of Fez. The View from Fez decided to track them down and find out what they were up to. The company is Schwenk Film from Stuttgart and the director is Hannes Schuler. When we caught up with him at Cafe Clock, he was filming the popular Fez Hip Hop band, Fassa. After the performance we sat down with Hannes Schuler for a chat.
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Eid ~ A Special Report
Blog: The View from Fez - 28 November 2009
The View from Fez team were invited into a local Moroccan home to celebrate Eid. Our host was the gracious Thami from Thami's Restaurant. Just after we arrived two visitors to Fez also were invited in. One was from Mexico and the other was Tess, from Sydney, Australia.Needless to say the visitors were amazed at their good fortune and the opportunity to experience a genuine cultural event. The View from Fez would like to thank Thami and his family for their warm generosity.
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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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HM King Opens New Fez Railway Station
Blog: The View from Fez - 27 November 2009
On Friday in Fez, HM King Mohammed VI, inaugurated the new railway station built at an estimated cost of some 70 million dirhams (9 million dollars).
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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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Hamadcha and Malhoun music in Fes.
Blog: The View from Fez - 26 November 2009
Carrying in the incense
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Guesthouses in Fez - the legal requirements
Blog: The View from Fez - 26 November 2009
Tourism authorities in all countries have a set of requirements that hotels and guesthouses have to fulfil in order to have permission to operate. The View from Fez takes a look at the new regulations put in place recently.
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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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Eid is coming ... the sheep are getting fat
Blog: The View from Fez - 25 November 2009
The whole of Fez is buzzing -or perhaps baaing - with preparations for Eid that takes place on Saturday.Most families buy a sheep for the festivities that celebrate Abraham's slaughter of a sheep instead of his son, Isaac. The major supermarkets have tents outside in the carpark full of sheep for sale. Alternatively, you can head to the sheep souk at Bab F'touh, as photographer Tom Fakler finds out:
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Swine Flu (A/H1N1) deaths in Mecca - Update
Blog: The View from Fez - 23 November 2009
While some media outlets had reported that a Moroccan woman had died from Swine flu while in Saudi Arabia, Moroccan authorities have contradicted the report, saying that there were no A/H1N1 death case reported among Moroccan pilgr
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Into the Abyss…
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 23 November 2009
Talk about EXTREME! Morocco has definitely given me a taste for outdoor adventure, which is what led my roommate and I to visit “Les Gouffres de Friaouto”. This was a really intense experience for me at least, since we had to descend deep into the earth through very small and slippery spaces. It was also [...]
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Morocco - beware the cheap itineraries!
Blog: The View from Fez - 21 November 2009
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Photo Essay - Moroccan B'stilla Recipe.
Blog: The View from Fez - 21 November 2009
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Morocco's close ties with Spain
Blog: The View from Fez - 21 November 2009
While Moroccan Arabic (Darija) is the common language of Moroccans, many speak at least one other language, usually French, Modern Standard Arabic, and perhaps a Berber language. Judging by the success of language schools across the country, many people recognise the importance of learning or improving on their language skills, and Moroccans are very good at learning languages. There are nine American Language Centers in Morocco teaching English, and six Cervantes Centres for Spanish, as well as French Institutes in all major cities.
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Marrakech Film Festival to screen 44 Korean films
Blog: The View from Fez - 20 November 2009
Since the Marrakech International Film Festival began back in 2000 it has focused on the national cinemas of Italy, Egypt and Spain. This year, signaling the growing importance of Korean film and certainly spurred by recent successes such as Bong Joon-ho's "Mother - 2009" and Park Chan-wook's "Thirst", the festival turns its eyes to South Korea.
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Riad Fes gains international recognition
Blog: The View from Fez - 19 November 2009
Riad Fes in the Douh quarter of the Fez medina has recently been accepted into the worldwide, prestigious Relais & Chateaux collection of the world's finest restaurants and hotels.
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Hammam Project in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 19 November 2009
This week saw the gathering of specialists from across the world for a conference in Fez aimed at examining the sustainability of hammams in the Mediterranean region. The View from Fez reports.
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Massage Training Session in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 November 2009
Hot news from the hammam!
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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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Night in the Fez Medina
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 November 2009
What many visitors to Fez never see is the vibrancy of the streets and public spaces, long after the last tourist bus has headed away from the Medina.
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Fez Happenings
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 November 2009
A busy day for HM King Mohammed VIToday in Fez, HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his cousin Prince Moulay Ismail, laid the foundation stone of a regional disabled care center, which will be built by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity for a sum of 15 million dirhams (1.9 million dollars). The facility will provide people with mental and physical disabilities with medical care, and social and educational assistance.
