Nine-Year-Old Breaches Fes-Saïss Airport Security
Questions are being asked about security at the Fes-Saïss airport after an incident on Monday when a nine-year-old homeless boy managed to avoid police, customs and video surveillance before boarding a...
View ArticleNew Ferry Service From Granada to Tangier
The German FRS shipping company has announced that it will launch a new service between Motril (Granada, southern Spain) and the port of TangierThis connection, which will focus mainly on the transport...
View ArticleYennayer - The Amazigh New Year
January 13 - Amazigh Celebrate the New YearOn January 13, the Amazigh (Berber) community in Morocco celebrate Yennayer, the Amazigh New Year. Contrary to the Christian and Islamic calendar, it has no...
View ArticleBest Wishes for the Amazigh New Year
The View From Fez vous souhaite une joyeuse nouvelle année Amazigh 2966SHARE THIS!
View ArticleFez and the Street Vendor Invasion
Fez is experiencing an increase in the number of street vendors. The problem has grown to the point where locals and shopkeepers are calling for action from the authoritiesThe problem is particularly...
View ArticleMoroccan Argan Oil - The Boom Continues
Argan oil production is expected to increase significantly, however, there are threats to this growth With a growing number of applications for argan oil in the fields of cosmetics, medical treatments...
View ArticleThe Orange Trees of Marrakesh: Ibn Khaldun and the Science of Man
Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) was a colossus among Muslim scholars. Stephen Frederic Dale gives a portrait of this extraordinary man in his new intellectual biography, The Orange Trees of Marrakesh: Ibn...
View ArticleMorocco - Africa's Tourism Champion
Figures released by the African Development Bank show an increase in Moroccan tourismAccording to the Africa Tourism Monitor 2015, published on January 13 by the African Development Bank (AfDB),...
View ArticleFez or Marrakech? The Debate Continues...
For decades the friendly rivalry between Fez and Marrakech has continued. These days most of the discussion is by tourists with only a limited time in Morocco. Ideally, of course, there is no dispute -...
View ArticleMoroccan News Briefs #134
Minorities, Women and the State in North Africa - Edited by Moha EnnajiAn important new book, Minorities, Women and the State in North Africa, has just been published by the prestigious American...
View ArticleName and Shame the Parking "Hmar"
"Hmar" is the word for a donkey in Darija, the Moroccan dialect. It is often used as an Arabic insult as it is seen as much stronger than any French word. It is the favourite expression of motorists...
View ArticleThe World Mourns the Death of Leila Alaoui
Tributes have poured in from around the world for distinguished French-Moroccan photographer, Leila Alaoui, who become the victim of the terror attack, which struck the heart of Burkina Faso’s capital...
View ArticleThe Russians Are Coming -Добро пожаловать!
Добро пожаловать в Марокко русские!!In the last month more than 10,000 Russians visited The View From Fez looking for information about Morocco. Over the last few years Russian visitors to the site...
View ArticleFES FESTIVAL OF WORLD SACRED MUSIC 2016 - Provisional Programme
The 22nd Fes Festival of World Sacred Music takes place in Fes from Friday May 6th to Saturday May 14th. This years theme is The Women Who Founded FesAgain this year The View From Fez, as an official...
View ArticleFes ~ The Mother of All Cities - Eberhard Hahne
FES - Die Mutter aller Städte (The Mother of all Cities), by Eberhard Hahne, published by Terraviso-Verlag in Cologne, is a beautiful homage to the Medina of Fez, by a man who has spent almost 40...
View ArticleEarthquake Hits Morocco and Spain
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 degrees on the Richter scale, was recorded in the early hours of Monday off Nador and Al Hoceima in...
View ArticleVioleta Caldres - Exhibition - And New Enterprise
"Life is a constant game of love and passion that go and come, that leave their mark and that shape our personality slowly."- Violeta CaldrésFez artist Violeta Caldrés has an exhibition at the Craft...
View ArticlePhoto Walk in the Fez Medina
If you have a camera and would like to discover the many layers of the Fez Medina, then this Sunday (January 31) join the photo walk starting from the Batha Fountain at 10:30 AMSHARE THIS!
View ArticleRestoration of Caravanserai in Fez
The architectural firm Kilo, founded by Tarik Oualalou and Linna Choi, has been working on the restoration of four Caravansérai in the Medina of Fès. The project was recently highlighted on the...
View ArticleNew Flights - Casablanca to Kigali
Morocco's national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, the Morocco national carrier is to launch a new service in March, with direct flights between Morocco and Rwanda. According to reports the flights will be...
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