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Have a great Thanksgiving!
Alkemie | November 26th 2009 by Alkemie
I just wanted to wish everyone a fantastic Thanksgiving Day!Today's post is short and sweet. I will be back on Monday.The above room is my inspirational room for the week. Ithink it's absolutely fantastic. Two tone with shades ofpurple and Grey - read more
Taking the Best Buy ad beyond Twitter
760 Days in Morocco | November 25th 2009 by Amanda
I really like Twitter for the fact that it allows me to share additional tidbits about all things Moroccan, Islamic, and life related that aren’t always worthy of a full post. Yesterday, blogs and Twitter were buzzing about the “contro read more
Feeling Pure in Marrakesh
EuroPanache | November 25th 2009 by Dario van der Lündin
by BobPWe were in Marrakech last week for the PURE Life Experiences show. It was a blast!I absolutely love Morocco. I lived and worked there as a management consultant off and on for two years in the late 90s - early 00s. It' read more
Morocco’s desert region a widescreen backdrop for Hollywood fil…
Annansi Chronicles | November 25th 2009
Speaking about the Ouarzazate region in Morocco, The Global Post reports: Chances are you’ve unwittingly seen this region’s wild vistas in any number of movies. Among other locales, the desert was billed as Iraq in “Body of Lies,” dressed up read more
My first Eid Al-Adha
760 Days in Morocco | November 25th 2009 by Amanda
Here is my reflection of Eid Al-Adha from last year. I consider it my first Eid because the year before was my first year as a Muslim. I took the day off from work, but other than that I honestly don’t remember what we did. We werenR read more
Poverty in Morocco
.:. Microfinance : Alleviate Poverty | November 25th 2009 by Rachid AJMAL
Morocco Poverty MapThe identification of the concept of poverty is not easy, arises where a great deal of controversy and disagreement about the appropriate definition of poverty, some researchers poverty is defined according to income or rather due read more
China-Africa science and technology partnership program launched…
ChinaSecurityBlog.com | November 25th 2009
via China-Africa science and technology partnership program launched in Beijing. The Ministry of Science and Technology of China on Tuesday launched the China-Africa Science and Technology Partnership Program (CASTEP) in Beijing to strengthen coopera read more
Darija Word of the Day
760 Days in Morocco | November 24th 2009 by Amanda
Unfortunately, it’s time to retire the Darija Word of the Day posts on 760 Days. My vocabulary has been expired except for about 5-6 words that I have trouble transliterating and understanding their exact meaning. These words I hear as p read more
Eid Al-Adha
760 Days in Morocco | November 24th 2009 by Amanda
On Saturday, Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid Al-Adha also called Eid Al-Kbir, some translate it as Festival of the Sacrifice, and others call it the Sheep Feast. Either I haven’t gotten out much lately, or the signs of one of t read more
The Magical Markets of Morocco
Nourishing Relationships | November 24th 2009 by Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. and Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.
In all the villages and towns that make up the beautiful country of Morocco, there are outdoor markets displaying some of the finest Moroccan crafts and threadworks. You can find a stand with spices, dried fruit or olives next to a dentist or a barbe read more
An Ode to Couscous
IES Ablog - Adelaide | November 23rd 2009 by Nick Scarpino
The first word of Moroccan Arabic most students learn is "Kul" which is the imperative tense of "eat." read more
Family Life in Morocco
Nourishing Relationships | November 23rd 2009 by Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. and Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.
I'm back from two weeks in Morocco and want to savor the experience, so I hope it's OK if I share some of my photos and impressions with you this week. Please feel free to click on 'Comments' at the bottom of this post and tell us your travel stories read more
Darija Word of the Day
760 Days in Morocco | November 23rd 2009 by Amanda
Does anyone know the word smatixsh or smaticksh? I can’t for the life of me figure out how to transliterate it! It’s actually one of the first Darija words I learned because my husband says it so much when he’s on the phone or S read more
Connections
760 Days in Morocco | November 23rd 2009 by Amanda
Moving to a new country can be both exciting and scary. Depending on why you’re moving and where you move to, it could become an isolating. Initially, meeting locals and befriending the country’s nationals will help you navigate your read more
Fly Emirates All-inclusive tours from RM3288 to Dubai, London fro…
Travel Today Lah | November 23rd 2009 by Bernard Yong Chen Wei
Fly Emirates All-inclusive tours from RM3288 to Dubai, London from RM4388 and Egypt from RM5988. read more
Gnawa Music, a musical-spiritual tradition rooted in Sufism
~::MARYAM::~ Tasawwuf Blog | November 23rd 2009 by Maryam
Joe Tangari, staff member at Pitchfork.com writes : To build a truly deep understanding of Gnawa music, its history, the story of the people who play it, and the religious and superstitious beliefs that inform it and determine its structure read more
Hello Monday
Once Upon A Tea Time | November 22nd 2009 by Aditi
A big Hello to you! 2-3 days away from blogging seems like a lifetime. The forecast for this week is bright and beautiful with a chance that you will fall in love. Gorgeous homes, creative people and a cup of tea, all here on Once Upon A Tea Time. read more
The violist in Mohammedia
SamsungImaging Official Blog | November 22nd 2009 by SamsungImaging
My family and I went to a city named Mohammedia, a place about 35km north of Casa Blanca, today. We went into a café where the Atlantic was in front of our eyes. As we were waiting for our coffee, a man came up and stood in front of us. He suddenly read more
50 TV Channels to Cover Moroccan City Weather Forecast
Net News Publisher | November 22nd 2009 by Terry
More than 100 million viewers can now keep up to date about the weather of the Moroccan tourist resort town of Agadir in the south-west, with 50 channels providing this service as of Friday. The weather imagery of the Atlantic city, a major Moroccan read more
29 New Cases of H1N1 Flu Reported in Morocco
Net News Publisher | November 21st 2009 by Terry
The number of people infected with influenza A/H1N1 virus in Morocco has reached 1101 after 29 new cases were reported, official source said. Among the recently infected we have 582 students, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said reassuring that the d read more
Dream Big - Dr Robi Ludwig
Flickr | November 21st 2009 by firoze shakir
firoze shakir photographerno1 posted a photo: 101,145 items / 652,014 views read more
Official Jamaican Kappa Football Shirts Available Now
uksoccershop | November 21st 2009
This week sees the arrival of the long awaited Jamaican football shirts from Kappa, who have taken over the sponsorship of the Jamaican national team from Uhlsport. We have the official Kappa shirts of the Reggae Boyz in adult and junior sizes - read more
Fifteen Countries to be Represented At the International Film Fes…
Net News Publisher | November 21st 2009 by Terry
Fifteen films representing fifteen nationalities will participate in the International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM), Morocco, scheduled to take place 4-12 December, organizers said on Saturday. Eight of the 15 shortlisted films will be presented read more
Lost in Translation?
Philip Kirk Photography | November 21st 2009 by Philip Kirk
Communication can be difficult, whatever form it takes.I have definitely struggled to communicate my thoughts at times during this trip.With the number of languages in common usage in morocco it can be hard to keep up. Arabic is the most useful lang read more
Festival Explores Role of Cinema in Human Rights
Living French | November 21st 2009 by David
(Morocco)- The Moroccan Human Rights Advisory Council (CCDH) concluded its first-ever film festival "Rencontres méditerranéennes et droits de l'homme" (Mediterranean Meetings and Human Rights) last Sunday in Rabat, the capital. The event was organi read more
Jensen Button the Formula 1 Champion now has a holiday home in Mo…
Cheap Flights Tiger | November 21st 2009 by The DailyTiger
Cheap Flights Tiger Jensen Button has purchased a property in Marrakech. For more on this story,visit this site. read more
US/China relations + PLA transparency via china-pla.blogspot.com
ChinaSecurityBlog.com | November 20th 2009
US/China relations + PLA transparency: “I just have some random thoughts from the last couple of days with Obama’s visit to Asia and all the news releases with PLAAF’s 60th anniversary. There have been a lot of new articles recently ab read more
Darija Word of the Day
760 Days in Morocco | November 20th 2009 by Amanda
Today’s word is yalla (let’s go, come on or hurry up). It’s also used in standard Arabic to mean the same thing. There is another word also used for “hurry up” sometimes (which I’ll post soon), but yalla is al read more
Best Brands
760 Days in Morocco | November 20th 2009 by Amanda
I’m aware that this blog post might seem a little kooky. But, one of the goals of this blog is to help people find their way living in Morocco in any and all aspects. If one person benefits from one little drop of the information I’ll read more
Cost-cutting in the ancient world
k’alebøl | November 20th 2009
Hera can no longer afford the dragon and has installed security cameras to stop the Hesperides stealing her golden apples. (Pomegranates, actually, which I believe some people also view as possible candidates. On this walk.) See also:St George and read more
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