Ashura is festive in Morocco, with rites common to the whole country, such as the drumming and water games of Zem-Zem, and rituals specific to one village or another, such as the Ashura of the Jews of Goulmima
The tradition is the negotiation of the fine, which will eventually be paid directly to the police officer for a small fee. Modernity is the new highway code and the radar, not yet in operation.
The Paris-Dakar raid is an event in Morocco, but a destructive one. It passes through the desert with no opportunity to enjoy it, with a catastrophic ecological impact.
Corruption in Morocco, an endemic evil to fight. And a practice to be avoided, when one does not know how.
Solution to our game about Arabic words translated into English. Sometimes they even come from further afield, from China, with the caravans, the silk route and the spice route.
We are all Arabic speakers, without knowing it. There are many Arabic words that have found their way into the English language, some of them surprising. Can you recognise them all?
Contents: the Agouim women's cooperative, Ryanair's difficulties in Morocco and the Todra floods
On a tous une image de pays chaud pour le Maroc, en oubliant qu'en dehors des déserts et des côtes, c'est avant tout un pays de montagnes... et donc un pays froid ! Chaque année apporte ses images de villages sous la neige.
Dressing while on holiday in Morocco: practicality, comfort and decency towards Moroccans. Getting dressed while living in Morocco: comfort, decency and neatness
The main public holidays in Morocco, with the date of the next Muslim holiday, converted from the Muslim to the Gregorian calendar
A snapshot of the daily life of a primary school teacher in a mountain village: teaching, extra-curricular activities and work with adults, such as literacy programmes and community organisations, etc.
One morning during Ramadan in Casablanca, the Hassan II mosque is hidden in the mist, but can be heard throughout the city, waking it up with the call to prayer.
Published on 20 August 2007, this newsletter existed even before the blog, which began a few days later. It talks about open sky, and marvels at this great milestone!
An album of photos of the desert, the fragile handwriting of the wind on the sand, the breath in the desert, the ochre, the white, the burnt.
If you are a teacher yourself, organise an exchange with one of your classes. Pen-pals, or even a long-term mentoring arrangement, can be a hugely enriching experience for both sides.
The first cannon shot was fired from the Taourirt kasbah, to help the faithful keep to the Ramadan fasting timetable.
