Here is the second great song I have discovered on my travels here in Morocco. It's called "Zinek" ("Your Beauty") by Rhany Kabbaj. I actually bought his album on spec when I was last here in February but when I opened it when I got home the disc was broken. However, I bought a fresh copy on arrival and finally got to enjoy it. This song is by far the best one on the album.
Tunisia white walled houses blue shutters warm sun and friendly faces. That will be my abiding memory of Tunisia.It all started with a rather too long ferry from Genova in Italy 24hrs plus customs and then needed to find a hotel so the first night was spent with the Iitalian chapter of the Black Widows Next day i tried to get into Algeria via the northern most border point at Tabarka no go
The Peace Corps bloggers are mourning the loss of a fellow volunteer, 23-year-old So Youn Kim, who had worked at a youth center in the southern Moroccan village of Tamegrout. Bloggers who knew her and those who didn't have memorialized Kim in a set of posts describing her ambition, her beauty, her incredible drive, and the important work she was doing in Morocco.
The number of people infected with influenza A/H1N1 virus in Morocco has reached 1101 after 29 new cases were reported, official source said. Among the recently infected we have 582 students, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said reassuring that the diagnosed cases are submitted to home therapy with regular monitoring by health services. On Monday, the first [...]
Remember Fulla ? She's getting a little competition, from a converted muslimah named Barbie! Michelle Malkin posts "Barbie meets sharia" ... Sokari offers Shailja Patel on poetry performance & resistance ::: Kenyan performance poet and activist Shailja Patel speaks on her work as an activist and the responsibility of individuals and civil society in pursuing social justice. Shailja discusses...
The tangerine is a variety of the Mandarin orange. Tangerines are smaller than oranges and have skin that is easier to peel. They are believed to have originated in China. They have been cultivated in China and Japan for over 3,000 years. Their name derives from the place from where they were first shipped to Europe - Tangier, Morocco. Tangerines arrived in Europe in the early 19th century and North...
A very important auction (arguably one of the most important ones in the recent years) with Brontë-related items is taking place next December 4 in Christie's. We read on ArtDaily : "The William E. Self Library Part II: Important English & American Literature" Following Christie’s highly successful 2008 auction of The William E. Self Family Collection: The Kenyon Starling Library...
Boston (DbTechNo) - The swine flu virus has killed 4 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia who were taking part in the annual Mecca pilgrimage. The victims, according to health officials had not been vaccinated against the swine flu virus, and came from Morocco, Sudan and Nigeria. According to Saudi officials, 3 of the victims were in their 70’s [...]
A little town in Morocco is known for its discarded black plastic bags that get caught in the canyon. So, some people thought that it would be great if they make bags out of them and this is the result. Click here to go the website or below for the press release. The brand was initiated [...]
An accused Plotter, Today, Mr. Headley is an Islamic fundamentalist who once liked to get high. He has a traditional Pakistani wife, who lives with their children in Chicago, but also an American girlfriend, a makeup artist in New York, according to a relative and friends. Depending on the setting, he alternates between the name he adopted in the United States, David Headley, and the Urdu one he was...
Fifteen films representing fifteen nationalities will participate in the International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM), Morocco, scheduled to take place 4-12 December, organizers said on Saturday. Eight of the 15 shortlisted films will be presented for the first time : Heliopolis by Ahmad Abdallah (Egypt), Leo’s Room (El Cuarto De Leo) by Enrique Buchichio (Uruguay), Love [...]
Spain will grant refugee status to a Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in the Canary Islands if Moroccan authorities reject her request for a new passport, the foreign ministry said Friday. Aminatou Haidar, a winner of several human rights awards, launched a hunger strike at midnight on Sunday to protest against Morocco's decision to expel her from her native Western Sahara.
A June 2010 workshop on Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust will take place at the USHMM in Washington, DC. The application deadline is November 23 (see below). It is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies (CAHS) of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) which is seeking applications for the workshop, planned for June 16-25, 2010 at the USHMM. Up to 14 applicants will be...
There may be as many French living in the United Kingdom, as Brits living in France, according to latest official statistics. A recent survey by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs found nearly 1.5 million French living abroad and registered with the local French consulate. However, as registration with the consulate is not mandatory, officials estimate that the true figure of those living abroad
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