It had all started so well. An early encounter with a babouche salesman resulted in a 50 per cent discount on his original price. These typical Moroccan slippers were made from the finest camel ...
RABAT (Reuters) - There is no pressure for Morocco to tap the international bond market in 2012 but it may decide to, the country's finance minister said after its current account deficit surged last year to its highest since the 1980s. Asked if the ...
THE new Maldives President, Mohamed Waheed Hassan, has appealed for Australia's support for his government, denying ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's claims of a coup, and insisting Mr Nasheed had brought about his own downfall. Dr Waheed told The ...
Today's guest contribution comes from the bio-adventurer, traveller and travel writer, Christina Ammon. Christina is currently staying in Fez while she works on her next book. She kindly took time off to record her first impressions of the Fez Medina. Abdul gestured to heaven. I used to work for money. Now I work for Allah. We are sitting outside his ceramic shop in one of those rare beams of sun that filter into the Fez medina at midday...
Adaptarea la obiceiurile dintr-o tara musulmana, unde femeile nu sunt atat de prezente in public, dar si singuratatea din primele luni au fost cele mai grele momente pentru Otilia Fantu, o romanca ce conduce de aproape doi ani departamentul subansamble al proiectului pe care Renault il dezvolta in Tanger: noua uzina la care in acest an vor fi produse trei modele Dacia complet noi. Ea spune ca marocanii sunt sociabili si descurcareti si se...
A community portal about Marrakech with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Marrakech or Marakesh, known as the "Red City or Al Hamra," is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. One of the possible origin of its name could be from the Tamazight words mur akuch, which means Land of God.. The...more
A community portal about Marrakech with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Marrakech or Marakesh, known as the "Red City or Al Hamra," is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. One of the possible origin of its name could be from the Tamazight words mur akuch, which means Land of God.. The same word "mur/mawr" appears in the country Mauritania, but this interpretation is still unproven to this day, and there are other possibilities which are often invoked. The name Morocco itself derives from Murrakush. This city is located at 31°37′60″N, 8°0′0″W and is the capital of the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region. Marrakech has the largest traditional market in Morocco and also has the busiest square in the entire continent of Africa, called Djemaa el Fna.