Islam is the religion of 99% of Moroccans. A few keys to understanding a religion that permeates daily life
It arrived a weekend later than planned, partly because of 1 May, and partly because…
Mediterranean languages have been mixing for a very long time, what Louis-Jean Calvet calls "mixed languages", with examples from Antiquity to the present day.
Morocco remains a poor country, where begging is commonplace. But begging is also a tourist industry, which should not be encouraged.
The Berber language, a surviving orality and the mark of a growing cultural affirmation.
Domestic tourism remains a headache, and the Kounouz Biladi operations have followed one another without really meeting with the expected success.
In 2009, Morocco is reintroducing the summer time that was tried out in 2008. Not at the same time as Europe, that would be too simple!
At last, the date of the Moussem des Roses 2009 is known. Not officially, as…
Moroccan rugs are highly sought-after and also very varied. Find out here what makes them so good, and what their main characteristics are.
Moroccan hospitality is real, sometimes self-serving, more often than not generous. Here's how to make the most of it without abusing or offending your hosts.
The blue man is everywhere in Morocco... wherever there are tourists, anyway. But it's not a historical reality, and it's part of a fascination that dates back to the colonial era.
Casablanca is changing, renovating its airport and, for the time being, has done away with all its restaurants, introduced parking meters...
It is raining everywhere in Morocco, with heavy downpours blocking roads and flooding towns. Safety advice.
RAM had to contact all its customers to ensure on-time departures despite the unforeseen last-minute time change.
The pomegranate, a fruit of the sun symbolising abundance, whose Berber name is Taṛemmant, very similar to the Arabic Arrouman.
The time change in August 2008 was a blurred and complicated affair, with a hasty return to the old time because of Ramadan. That's how it is in Morocco!
