Casablanca is changing, renovating its airport and, for the time being, has done away with all its restaurants, introduced parking meters…
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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!
Grown in the Draa Valley, Tazzarine henna is highly prized throughout Morocco. These small yellow cardboard boxes decorated with a fibula can be seen everywhere.
The place of women in Berber society, a status full of ambiguity, between independence and submission. The real issues are economic and educational.
A beautiful documentary tonight on Arte, exploring the love and marriage relationships between men and women in the Skoura palm grove.
There are many moussems in Morocco. This festival, which is both religious and commercial, brings the tribe together for an annual celebration that allows everyone to get together. Although sometimes adapted for tourists, moussems retain their authenticity.
Many tourists ask for “authentic Moroccan oriental dance”, but this is not a traditional Moroccan dance.
Taking a taxi in Marrakesh can be an ordeal, they are reputed to be among the worst taxis in the world, and the most rip-offs behind the Chileans.
The sentencing of Fouad Mourtada shows a growing lack of understanding between westernised Moroccans and those who are still poor and ignorant.
Among the tourist attractions to avoid: the snakes in Jemaa Fna square, animals that are mistreated even though several species are endangered. For a thirty-second thrill, it’s really not worth it.
The dromedary is an animal of the desert, of sand and stones. It cannot plough, and the ‘dromedary’s furrow’ is a symbol of work that does not progress. Like much of the work in Morocco!
Tazzarine a hébergé un saint marabout descendant de la tribu des Aroussi, qui donna le dernier grand opposant aux français, El Hiba. Son culte est encore vivant.
A relatively minor but impressive invasion of locusts in southern Morocco. It is easy to imagine the damage that could be caused by larger swarms.
