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Desert nomads marvel at water purifying device
M'HAMID, Morocco — Omar Razzouki gazes intently at the wooden box, marvelling at what might be the solution to the perennial water woes that he and other nomads like him across the Sahara desert face daily. More than 330 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or around 40 percent of the population, do not have access to clean drinking water, according to a report published to mark world water day...
Direct Seeding Helps Moroccan Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Farming is risky business in Morocco, where a 30 percent drop in precipitation since 1970 makes steady, predictable annual crop yields virtually impossible. So the World Bank was called in to help implement Plan Maroc Vert – an ambitious initiative designed to boost the country’s cereal production and create a more sustainable agricultural sector by 2020. And though Morocco’s Berbers have long...
Morocco brings books to prisons
Jailed Moroccans will have access to books, thanks to a new human rights partnership between prison administrators and universities. "More than 5,000" books will be distributed to some 60 prisons across the kingdom, Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Secretary-General Mohamed Sebbar said on March 14th, after signing the agreement with the Faculty of Arts in Rabat. "The goal is to take...
Czech Republic eager to boost tourism cooperation with Morocco, official
The Czech Republic is keen to promote cooperation with Morocco in the tourism sector, Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad said on Monday. In a statement to MAP after the signing, in Prague, of a cooperation agreement between the two countries on tourism, Haddad said his department seeks to increase the number of Czech tourists visiting Morocco to 20,000 people in 2013. Morocco has a good reputation...
Czech Republic eager to boost tourism cooperation with Morocco, official
The Czech Republic is keen to promote cooperation with Morocco in the tourism sector, Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad said on Monday. In a statement to MAP after the signing, in Prague, of a cooperation agreement between the two countries on tourism, Haddad said his department seeks to increase the number of Czech tourists visiting Morocco to 20,000 people in 2013. Morocco has a good reputation...
Morocco’s ‘Little Switzerland’ hosts snow festival
Known as ‘Little Switzerland’, the Moroccan town of Ifrane is high up in the Atlas Mountains. Built by the French in a European style, the town was once a summer resort for colonial families and has long been a popular winter destination for ski-lovers. This year, the local authorities decided to hold the town’s first ever snow festival in a bid to widen the resort’s appeal and attract larger...
Morocco won Best Stand Award at EMITT
The prize for best stand of the 17th Eastern Mediterranean Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT) returned to Morocco, who participated with a booth constructed by the Moroccan National Office of Tourism (ONMT). The EMITT, which held its 17th edition from 24 to 27 January in Istanbul, has emerged over the years as the largest and most important tourist event in Turkey and 5th in the world,...
Morocco looks to revive tourism trade
The economic downturn in Europe continues to weigh on Morocco's tourism sector. Morocco is hoping 2013 will be a year of economic recovery for the tourism sector but experts are cautioning the rebound will not be as easy as once thought. "Tourism in Morocco is crucial to the country's economy, as it represents about 7.1% of the gross domestic product," financial analyst Moussa El Mouritani...
Morocco: an emerging model for Muslim-Jewish relations
Washington DC – At a ceremony last Wednesday marking the end of the restoration of a 17th Century synagogue in Fez’s Old City, in a message read by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, King Mohammed hailed Morocco’s "spiritual wealth and diversity” and its “values of coexistence, tolerance and harmony between the different components of the nation.” These statements were reassuring for a regional...
UNHCR welcomes seminar in Portugal on ‘concept of Khaima in Sahrawi culture’
The United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed on Thursday the successful conclusion of a non-political seminar in Faro (south of Portugal) involving 33 participants, mostly women from the camps of Tindouf, Algeria and the southern provinces. The seminar, held on February 4-8, celebrated the concept of Khaima (tent) in the Sahrawi culture where participants spent time together with...
Head of Govt. chairs inauguration ceremony of recently renovated synagogue in Fes
Head of government Abdelilah Benkirane chaired Wednesday in Fes, the inauguration ceremony of recently renovated synagogue "Slat Alfassiyine." The ceremony, held under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, was attended by several Moroccan and German figures, Muslims and Jews clerics, politicians and intellectuals. The restoration of the synagogue "Slat Alfassiyine" was funded by donations from...
Moroccan minister seeks to preserve onetime Jewish schools
The Moroccan government announced plans to preserve and renovate buildings that once served as Jewish schools. The Muslim nation’s education minister, Mohamed El Ouafa, presented the plan on Dec. 18 at a meeting in Rabat with Marc Eisenberg, president of the Alliance Jewish education network. The first phase of the plan is to place plaques in front of each of the buildings, according to the...
Desert nomads marvel at water purifying device
M'HAMID, Morocco — Omar Razzouki gazes intently at the wooden box, marvelling at what might be the solution to the perennial water woes that he and other nomads like him across the Sahara desert face daily. More than 330 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or around 40 percent of the population, do not have access to clean drinking water, according to a report published to mark world water day...
Direct Seeding Helps Moroccan Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Farming is risky business in Morocco, where a 30 percent drop in precipitation since 1970 makes steady, predictable annual crop yields virtually impossible. So the World Bank was called in to help implement Plan Maroc Vert – an ambitious initiative designed to boost the country’s cereal production and create a more sustainable agricultural sector by 2020. And though Morocco’s Berbers have long...
Morocco brings books to prisons
Jailed Moroccans will have access to books, thanks to a new human rights partnership between prison administrators and universities. "More than 5,000" books will be distributed to some 60 prisons across the kingdom, Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Secretary-General Mohamed Sebbar said on March 14th, after signing the agreement with the Faculty of Arts in Rabat. "The goal is to take...
Casablancans adjust to new tramway
Two months since its inauguration, Casablanca's light rail system is reducing city traffic. Although the desired level of satisfaction has not yet been achieved, the first assessment of the Casablanca tram network was positive, officials said at January 22nd press conference. Casa Tramway carried 1.2 million passengers and estimates 40,000 to 45,000 daily since it opened on December 12th, but...
Aouatif Berdai on Women's Day
In a country as diverse and at once deeply traditional in the rural areas and modern and outgoing in the cities, full equality for women will take time to achieve. However Morocco has made significant strides in this direction and clearly intends to continue doing so, including greater access to education and more employment opportunities and poverty reduction which can particularly affect...
Wadia Boutaba: The Moroccan Artist
Her name is Wadia Boutaba, 34, born in England to Moroccan parents originally from Nador, north of Morocco. Her “full of colour” paintings depict her roots and represent the diversity and uniqueness of the Moroccan culture. Although born in the UK she likes to call herself the “Moroccan Artist”, the name by which she is best known in the artistic scene. Wadia is probably one of the rare artists...
Youssef Elkhafai : The search for simplicity
Youssef Elkhafai was born in 1969 in Marrakech where he lives and works. He was awrded his diploma from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Tetouan. He is one of the leading young Moroccan contemporary artists and is well known for his paintings,engravings and sculpture. His work is currently on exhibition at the Musee de la Palmerie until 31 December and the Shart Gallery will be exhibiting his...
Najib Mohammed Khan: A Cost Cutter supermarket for M'hamid in Marrakech
Originally from Azad Kashmir, Najib Khan opened the first ever Costcutter Store in Battersea London 25 years ago followed by the Camberwell store. Najib also has exclusive rights of Costcutter Pakistan and Marrakech. After purchasing his first store in 1985, he transferred his business from sole trader to a Limited Company under Sunstar Group in 1991. Today the group has 16 stores under its UK...
Charlotte Royle: Lady of the Palms
People in Marrakesh are starting to recognise the English artist Charlotte Royle. Fingers point and whispers are exchanged about the attractive blonde but they ae not talking about her distinctive good looks. No, what fascinates them is that the woman raised in the cool beauty of Yorkshire has fallen in passionate love with that icon of exotic lands – the palm tree. Charlotte remembers the exact...
Moroccan Actor Mohamed Bastaoui
The 11th Marrakech International Film Festival decided to honour Moroccan Actor Mohamed Bastaoui along with Shah Rukh Khan, Roshdy Zem, Marco Bellocchio, Terry Gilliam, and Forest Whittaker. Born in 1954 in Khouribga, Morocco, Mohamed bastaoui decided, when he was twenty years old, like many young men, to go to Italy where he took several jobs. five years later, he came back to his country and...
American Actor Forest Whitaker
Born in 1961 in Longview, Texas (USA), Forest Whitaker earned a scholarship to study drama and then classical music. He decided he wanted to become an actor after seeing Robert De Niro's performance in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. In 1982, he got his first role in Amy Heckerling's comedy Fast Time at Ridgemont High, alongside three other beginners: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nicolas Cage and Sean...
Emir Kusturica on City Building and a New Renaissance
Fresh off an Ecuadorian tour with his No Smoking Orchestra, the twice-awarded Palme d'Or director Emir Kusturica flew to Morocco for the closest thing he can get to downtime. As president of the Jury of the 11th annual Marrakech International Film Festival, Kusturica got to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes, absorbing a dozen or so independent films from around the world in a week. His second...
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No doubt that the American and French universal declarations of human rights dating from the 18th century, and those set by the United Nations in...
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