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Architectural Photography Workshop in Fez
Sunday, October 21 at 10:30 AM (Meet in front of the Batha Fountain)This session is about Architectural photography. You will be able to gain insight into Moroccan architecture and enjoy the beauty of...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day One
Much to the relief of organisers and visitors, after two days of rain, the first day of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture dawned to fine weatherFaouzi SkaliThe official opening of the festival took...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Two Review
The evening concert was from the Tariqa BoutchichiyaThe first Round Table of the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture was attended by just over one hundred people at the Medersa Bouananiya. The topic was...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Three Review
The Round Table subject was El Andalouse a crucible of mystical encounters and the influence of d'Ibn Abbad. The audience was noticeably smaller for the first morning session. This is often the case...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Four Review
The Tuesday night concert with the Tariqa Sharqawiya on Wednesday offered the public a genuine evening of dhikr and religious songs - in a high-octane performance.Compared to the groups performing on...
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Saturday - Jazz in Fez
Rocca Brothers in Concert this Saturday, October 27 at 7 PM at the ALIF Riad, 6 Derb Drissi, Batha, Fes MedinaThe Rocca Brothers are a creative jazz and soul duo that have been playing and creating...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Five Review
The Tariqa Rissouniya are based in Chefchaouen and have a repertoire of Andalusian and sacred song. The tariqa probably has the youngest membership of any of the groups performing at the FestivalOn a...
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Soufie, Mon Amour - Performance
An afternoon performance by Actor Hassan El Jaï, with music provided by Haroun Teboul, took place before a packed audience at the French Institute's Dar BathaActor Hassan El Jaï was accompanied by...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Six Review
Abdallah al-Wazzani and the Tariqa Wazzaniya took the audience on another trip to the heart of Sufism with this evenings session of samaaAbdallah al-WazzaniThe Tariqa of Jazulite origin (Shadhilite),...
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Daylight Saving Ends This Sunday
Sunday the 28th of October Daylight Saving Time ends. When local daylight time is about to reach 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to 02:00:00 local standard time instead And...
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Australian Islamic Artisans Tour of Morocco
Six Australian artists visiting #Morocco from 28 Oct to 8 Nov as part of "Rekindling: An Australian Islamic Artisans Tour of Morocco". Australian artists will train under master Moroccan artisans...
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No Time Change: Morocco to Stay on Daylight Saving Time Year-Round
Morocco World News confirms that the government council adopted Draft Decree 2.18.855 today, adding 60 minutes to the standard time in Morocco, moving Morocco to GMT+1 year-round.What is so surprising...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Seven Review
After a confusing start to the night, brought about by a weather induced change of venue, the Fez Festival of Sufi Culture continued to deliver another great eveningA change of venue for the evening...
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Moroccans Overwhelmingly Opposed to Retaining Summer Time
The decision to suddenly impose an extra hour to Moroccan standard time has left many people angry and unimpressed. According to a survey conducted by Le Matin, on its Facebook page, 86% of...
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Fez Festival of Sufi Culture - Day Eight Review
The final night of the Fez Festival was devoted to the dervishes and spiritual chants from Châm. They attracted a huge audience - far more than the venue could safely accomodate. Loud complaints from...
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Winter Arrives - Snow in the Atlas
Temperatures have plunged along with a lot of rain - but if you are travelling into the hills, be aware that some roads are blocked by snowMeanwhile, The View From Fez Team are enjoying sunshine and...
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New Airline Links To Morocco
The Hungarian airline Low-cost "Wizzair" will launch, on October 31, a direct link between Warsaw and Marrakech and a new direct airline connecting the German city of Düsseldorf-Weeze to Essaouira"The...
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Free Photography Lecture in Fez
Thursday, November 1 at 6:30 PM at the ALIF RIADIn this session we are going to present “Insider-Fototour,” one of the finest organizations dedicated to photography in Germany. Please bring 10 of your...
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Court Case Against Morocco's Time Change
The lawyers Union in Morocco is to challenge the back the government on its decision to keep the official time to GMT + 1, describing the government decree as unconstitutional"A commission is preparing...
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New Airline Routes For Morocco and High Speed Rail to Open
Next April Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch three new routes from Casablanca to three capitals - Amman (Jordan), Abuja (Nigeria) and Vienna (Austria), says CEO of the company, Abdelhamid Addou. "RAM...
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