After the murder of Hervé Gourdel in Kabylia and the calls for the murder of the French, one might well ask what the risk of terrorism is in Morocco.
Two years after opening my Paypal account in Morocco, it’s time to take stock, especially…
Every time we talk to expats about Ramadan, the accusation of hypocrisy comes up. It pisses me off, because it shows how little we understand in Morocco
A communication agency brilliantly portrays Moroccan schizophrenia. The likes are there on Facebook, the comments not always relevant. We love it!
Unlike in previous years, non-Muslims living in or visiting Morocco will not be able to buy alcohol during Ramadhan. Why is this?
Every year, new Europeans arriving in Morocco discover the reality of life during the month…
Tuition fees for the Belgian school in Casablanca have recently become available. This is an…
If you want to ‘speak Arabic’ and not just ‘speak Moroccan’, it’s best to start with the basics, namely Standard Arabic, or Fusha
Coca-Cola and its rival Pepsi, Cadbury, Fanta... how major brands ‘translate’ their logos into Arabic while maintaining their visual identity. A good reading lesson.
Lesson seven, a very important one: the signs that enable us to vocalise all those words written only with consonants. They are used for learning purposes and in specific contexts
And now we've come to the end of our writing lessons, with four letters that are easier to write than to pronounce... Zâ, Ayn... the ones that a foreigner will never be able to pronounce perfectly..
In the fifth lesson, we learn how to write - easily - the Arabic ‘Ks’ that are difficult to pronounce, the Lâm (easy) and its special feature, the Lam Alif.
Four very pretty letters, easy to write - two are rather difficult for the French to pronounce, but for now, we'll take care of the writing!
Today's lesson is about ‘beautiful’ letters (at least for me): jim and its declensions, mim and ha
La leçon d'aujourd'hui porte sur les lettres qui ne s'attachent jamais dans les mots : elles ne changent pas de forme et sont faciles à écrire !
We start with five very easy letters that look alike and are easy to pronounce, and form our first two words! بنت and بنتئ
