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Fes Festival ~ Day Seven ~ Review
It was another fascinating day at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music. It began with a sublime piano recital at the Batha Museum and ended with tales of lost luggage and a band that wasn't what most...
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Fes Festival ~ Day Eight ~ Review
Friday arrived accompanied by heavy rain showers and thunder in the morning - it was not a good omen for the rest of the day. Thankfully the weather changed and Fez enjoyed some fine music in pleasant...
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Fes Festival ~ Day Nine ~ Review
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music went out on a high with Abdoul Fatah Seck from Senegal and Hussain Al Jassmi from the United Arab Emirates giving great concerts but leaving it to the Hamadcha...
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Fes Festival 2015 ~ The Wrap Up
Tajeddine Baddou is a man equipped to face the challenges ahead ~ Suzanna Clarke reportsA few days into the 21 Edition of Fes Festival, newly appointed director general of the Spirit of Fes Foundation,...
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Moroccan News Briefs #128
After nine days of reporting on the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music we delve back into the real world, with stories about dodgy shellfish, clean beaches, free jazz, kissing feminists and more...2.5...
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Lightning Season in Morocco - One Dead
A young man has been killed by a direct lightning strike in a field outside the small rural town of Ait Ishaq, about twenty kilometers south of Khenifra. Lightning struck the young man killing him...
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Ramadan - How Many Hours Fasting Per Day?
During the month-long fast, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sex between daybreak and sunset. While this is a challenge for people everywhere, in certain parts of the world the length of the...
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New UK Ambassador to Morocco Appointed
The British Foreign Office has appointed Karen Elizabeth Betts as the new Ambassador of the UK to Morocco. The British diplomat succeeds Clive Alderton who has been based in Rabat since December 2012Ms...
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Moroccan Minister Dislikes Speaking Arabic
According to a report carried by Morocco World Newsa Moroccan minister says speaking in Arabic causes her feverThe incident was an interesting side issue to emerge in the ongoing "language war" in...
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Heat Wave Warning For Morocco
Several regions in southern Morocco will be affected by an unprecedented heat wave this weekend caused by the rise of hot, dry continental air. The easterly flow of hot weather is known as the "Chergui...
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International Photography Festival in Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen's 3rd International Festival of Photography takes place from the 12th to 14th of June This cultural event will focus on "natural landscapes," said the association via Chaouen Online, and...
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Moroccan Photo of the Day
Today's Moroccan Photo of the Day is by Gerard ChemitFez at the end of the day (click image to enlarge)See more in our series Photo of the Day The View from Fez welcomes contributions to our Photo of...
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Sefrou's Cherry Festival ~ A Warning for Visitors
Local Moroccans and visitors alike are reporting a cynical fund raising scam by Sefrou authorities. Visitors' cars, parked legally, are being towed away and police are demanding as much as 400 dirhams...
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Sunday Feature ~ The Power of Amazigh Women
Earlier this year El Houssaine Naaim wrote a fascinating article on women in Amazigh (Berber) society. Our Sunday Feature is an edited version of his piece. It first appeared on Morocco World...
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Fes Festival ~ Has the Magic Gone?
Peter Culshaw is a Fez Festival veteran and much respected music journalist. Peter Culshaw recorded his thoughts about the Fez festival of World Sacred Music on The Arts Desk - a highly regarded online...
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Tragedy at Bouznika Beach - 11 Children Drown
Eleven children were swept away today at the Bouznika beach.The Le360 website reports that five bodies were recovered and a search is ongoing to find the othersThe victims, believed to be between 12...
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Morocco's Daylight Saving Stops For Ramadan
As usual during Ramadan, Moroccans switch their watches and clocks back one hour to standard time (GMT) starting from next Sunday June 14.According to a statement announced by the Ministry of Public...
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Twelve year old "miracle girl" found alive after floating for 24 hours
Twelve year old Ikram is being described as a miracle girl for surviving in the ocean for 24 hours after being swept out to sea in Oued Cherrat The girl was found alive Monday after being spotted by...
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