Casablanca, a City of Contrasts
By Monika Mizinska Casablanca - Casablanca is a treacherous paradise for the senses. It attacks them from all sides. It is charming, bewildering and repelling... When I decided to come to Morocco for a...
View ArticleLittle Things That I Love About Morocco
Rabat - It is very common that people always complain about their countries and every little negative thing about it. However, you don’t realize the real value of your country until you leave it for a...
View ArticleSeven things that you must have in Morocco
By Monika Mizinska, Casablanca Morocco is a paradise for senses. Sounds attacking you from all sides, noise and powerful beats of chaabi music, omnipresent clackson and people cursing each other in...
View ArticleTop 5 Things to Do in Warsaw
London - A few months ago I visited Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Warsaw was a good choice to taste a bit of the Polish culture. The city is amazing and shows the historical transitions of Poland and...
View ArticleDiscovering the unknown Morocco (Part 1): Casablanca to Tarfaya
Rabat - In many countries, it is often the largest cities that garner the most attention of locals and tourists. These metropolitan areas attract visitors with man-made constructs such as restaurants...
View ArticleBasket-ball: Duel and Diplomacy
Inezgane, Morocc - I think any foreigner visiting the United States cannot have a well-rounded cultural experience without attending either a baseball or basket-ball game. The feeling of discovery,...
View ArticleSorcery, spirits and sacrifice at Morocco Sufi festival
MGHRASSYINE, Morocco - Sorcery, plate-smashing and animal sacrifice are not often associated with Sufi festivals, but they all feature at a popular annual pilgrimage to a Moroccan shrine linked to the...
View ArticleCasablanca in one day: feel the spirit of the city
Casablanca - As a Couch Surfer and the author of 'Bewildered in Morocco' I receive numerous messages from people from different countries who face the same problem: they come to Morocco but they have...
View ArticleWhy do I love Morocco so much?
Rabat - In just a few short weeks, I will have spent a full calendar year––in total––in Morocco. This is my third time coming to Morocco––the first having been for four months on an American study...
View ArticleMoroccan Fashion Designer Shines in Holland’s Fashion week
Casablanca - Moroccans continue to shine in a myriad of fields outside their country. Born in 1976 in Berkane, a city in northeastern Morocco, Aziz Bekkaoui is today one of Holland’s most outstanding...
View ArticleDiscovering the unknown Morocco (Part 2): Casablanca to Dakhla
Rabat - In Morocco, when talking about a trip of more than 1500 kilometers, most people usually think the trip will venture outside of Moroccan borders and into other countries. However, very few...
View ArticleSwelling surf culture hits Moroccan shores
Fez - Morocco may be known for its mouth-watering couscous and sandy Sahara camel rides but a new surf trend is taking over this coastal country suitably perched on Africa's northwest corner. Morocco's...
View ArticleMorocco’s Ifrane to Host Popular Snow Festival
Taroudant - The Moroccan resort city of Ifrane will host from February 28 to March2, 2014 the 2nd annual Ifrane Snow Festival, according to the Moroccan daily Le Matin. The Association “Tourtite”...
View ArticleThe plight of neglected animals at Casablanca’s Ain Sbaa Zoo
By Zineb El Bekkari- Casablanca That humans suffer the worst deplorable situations imaginable on a daily basis is something that we might have grown accustomed to in Morocco. To see voiceless animals...
View ArticleRabat: Preview of Next Week’s Cultural Events
By Aziz Allilou - Rabat Each Sunday, Morocco World News offers to its readers a listing of upcoming cultural events during the next week in Rabat. Next week features a concert of Japanese traditional...
View ArticlePlastic artist Najat Elbaz exhibits her work in Washington DC
Rabat - Plastic artist Najat Elbaz will display her work at a private gallery run by the American Moroccans Network in a ceremony to honor accomplished Moroccan journalists next June in Washington D.C....
View ArticleAn Ode to Moroccan Mint Tea
New Jersey- I have always loved tea. I remember when my grandmother used to visit, she would make Earl Grey tea, and our house would smell like it all morning. The scent was so deep and dark that I...
View Article3 Reasons Why Living in Casablanca Can be a Blessing
Casablanca - I was born in Casablanca, and I have been living here for 23 years. Indeed, it is a city in progress, with its own imperfections and idiosyncrasies. However, if you are considering living...
View ArticleMarrakesh Biennale attracts world’s best graffiti artists
Rabat - The 5th annual Marrakech Biennale brings top graffiti artists for five weekends of live graffiti performance on the walls of Marrakesh. The most famous international artists in the contemporary...
View ArticleAsmaa Benkirane’s “Le Beau Maroc” Introduces Moroccan Caftan to Miami
Casablanca - “I want to start a revolution,” says Moroccan Asmaa Benkirane, who will soon introduce Morocco’s entrancing attire, the Caftan, to the residents of Miami, Florida, in the United States....
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