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Caftan 2009 highlights Moroccan haute couture
The 13th "Caftan" (traditional outfit) event, held Saturday at the initiative of the French-language magazine "Femmes du Maroc" on "Africa, the East, the West," seeks to highlight the Moroccan and oriental haute couture.
Amazigh from oblivion to the classroom
"The promotion of Amazigh is a national responsibility," King Mohammed VI of Morocco said in the famous speech of Ajdir - a locality in the middle Atlas mountains - on October 17, 2001, on the occasion of sealing the royal decree creating and organizing the Royal institute for Amazigh culture (IRCAM)....Moroccan press says UNSC resolution 1871 'breakthrough,' 'success' for Morocco
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1871 on Moroccan Sahara, adopted unanimously by the council members on April 30, is a "breakthrough" and a "new success" for Morocco, Moroccan press reports issued on Monday said....Ninth "Printemps Musical des Alizés" festival kicks off in Essaouira
The 9th "Printemps Musical des Alizés" festival kicked off Thursday in Essaouira (south), bringing together talented musicians from many countries....MACECE's 16th Annul Symposium on Maghreb Studies kicks off
The 16th annual symposium on Maghreb studies, held by the Moroccan American Commission for Cultural and Educational Exchange (MACECE), kicked off Thursday in Rabat, with the participation of a panel of American Fulbright grantees....'Eden' breaks the shackles of solitude
It was a journey of hope and compassion, but above all a journey that revealed a fundamental truth: even if rampant materialism has become the epitome of modern society, the younger generation is still motivated by an altruistic drive to reach out for the elderly....Eastern Rif: In pursuit of our ancestors' footsteps
Just a stone's throw from the majestic mountains of the Rif, a team of Moroccan and German archaeologists get down to work in archaeological sites....Morocco, at the heart of the history of civilisational dialogue, minister
Throughout years, Moroccans have nurtured a capacity that enables them to transcend cleavages and integrate in other contests without losing their originality, Morocco's Islamic Affairs Minister, Ahmed Toufiq said Tuesday....Moroccan caftans strut London catwalk
Embellished by its worldwide known splendour and wrapped in its historical and legendary sumptuousness, the Moroccan caftan (traditional attire) has managed to turn the heads of fashion savvies in London....National heritage, a factor in consolidating balanced identity , Essaouira Statement
The national heritage both tangible and intangible is a factor to consolidate a balanced identity, participants in a meeting on "The Moroccan heritage, a bridge of intercultural dialogue for youth," stressed....Boushaba delves into the career of young, exemplary artist
While monographs and biographies are traditionally dedicated to old authors, singers, politicians or artists, or those who have simply given up the ghost, writer Jamal Boushaba has chosen to pay tribute to the young and prolific painter, Younes el Kharraz....Children-related issues topped printed press interest in 2007
Themes related to the situation of children are highly focussed on by the Moroccan printed press during 2007, reveals a study entitled "children in the printed press in Morocco"....Princess Lalla Hasnaa chairs meeting on program to safeguard Marrakech palm grove
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Chairwoman of the Mohamed VI Foundation for the Protection of Environment, chaired, here Saturday, a meeting on the progress report of the program to safeguard and develop Marrakech's palm grove....Russian cultural Centre: A mirror of 232 years of historical ties between Russia and Morocco
A unique and rich source of information on the Russian language, culture and arts, or simply on this vast country that spans on two continents, the Russian Centre for Culture and Science in Rabat, is also an excellent link between Morocco and Russia....National heritage, a factor in consolidating balanced identity , Essaouira Statement
The national heritage both tangible and intangible is a factor to consolidate a balanced identity, participants in a meeting on "The Moroccan heritage, a bridge of intercultural dialogue for youth," stressed....Louvre to open section for Islamic arts in 2011, Director
Director of the Paris Louvre Museum, Henri Loyrette, announced, here Friday, the opening in 2011 of a new section dedicated to Islamic arts inside this prestigious museum....AFESD awarded King Hassan II Great Water Prize
Director General of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), Abdulatif Youssef al-Hamad, was awarded, here on Monday, the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize for his efforts and achievements in promoting cooperation in water management....Abdelkebir Khatibi dies at 71
Moroccan writer, sociologist, and university scholar, Abdelkebir Khatibi, died early Monday at the age of 71 from heart complications in a Rabat hospital....Islam a visible constituent in European cultural life, conference
Islam has become a visible constituent in Europe's cultural life, further enriching diversity in the countries that host Muslim immigrants, participants at a conference on Islam underlined here Saturday....King chairs religious ceremony on prophet's birthday
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown prince Moulay El Hassan, prince Moulay Rachid, younger brother of the king, and Prince Moulay Ismail, cousin of the king, chaired on Monday evening in the Hassan Mosque, Rabat, a religious ceremony on the occasion of Id Al Mawlid, which celebrates the birthday of Prophet Mohammad....Log in
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- UNESCO denounces posting of anti-Islam movie 'Fitna'
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- King receives Governor of Morocco's Central Bank
- Morocco to use ten-digit phone numbers on mobile boom
- King inaugurates several social projects east
- Morocco, 'most politically stable' country of the region, Italian official
- Renault-Nissan Plant project in Tangier 'not called into question', French official
- School roof collapse kills two north of Morocco
- Morocco to inject MAD 52 bln in housing sector
- Expats should be driving force of investment, Morocco-Belgium chamber of commerce
- Plan to address Gharb floods impact on education
- Morocco's imports flare up 25.7% in 2008 first seven months
- Morocco's judokas grab gold at MIJT
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