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Marrakech
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... [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.
RABAT: Morocco has shifted from mass arrests to tight surveillance in its fight against Islamic militants and hopes a new campaign to reinforce the authority of state-appointed imams will cut off support for jihadism. As militants reach a growing ...
- ANALYSIS - Morocco changes tack in anti-terrorism policy (search.msn.com)
- ANALYSIS-Morocco changes tack in anti-terrorism policy (search.msn.com)
A recent article by Anne Applebaum, published under two separate titles in the Washington Post ("Morocco, an Alternative to Iran") and Slate ("Morocco Makes Peace with Its Past"), has caused quite a stir amongst Moroccan bloggers, as well as on Twitter and in forums. The article, which suggests Morocco as a model for democracy coexisting with Islam to be used in Iran, has been criticized for going too easy on the Moroccan regime, as well as...
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- Morocco: An Alternative to Iran? (globalvoicesonline.org)
- Haley Barbour as Alf Landon (jdeeth.blogspot.com)
A t the foot of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Marrakech boasts world-class sights, an extensive market, excellent nightlife and all the luxuries needed to make it a real weekend getaway. Founded around 1070 by the Almoravids, the city’s thousand odd ...
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- Morocco arrests brother of top Islamist group member (search.msn.com)
- Le Royal Mansour Marrakech (luxist.com)
- 18 A/H1N1 flu cases confirmed in Morocco (search.msn.com)
RABAT—If you want an antidote to the photographs of policemen beating demonstrators and girls dying on the streets of the Iranian capital, take a drive through the streets of the Moroccan capital. You might see demonstrators, but they're not under attack: On the day I visited, a group of people stood outside the parliament politely waving signs. You might see girls, but they will not be sniper targets, and they will not look like their Iranian...
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A suspect in the £53m robbery at a Kent cash depot is to be investigated by the Moroccan authorities after an attempt to extradite him to the UK failed. Cage-fighter Lee Murray, 29, who has joint British and Moroccan nationality, was held in Morocco ...
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- Morocco tries terror suspects (thetimes.co.za)
- 3 Moroccan newspapers fined over Gadhafi insults (pr-inside.com)
- UK police: Robbery suspect won't be extradited (pr-inside.com)
