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a little rest

Traveling Tribe | November 14th 2009 by Jack Fussell

It’s been an amazing week…full of life, full of creativity, full of good times with good friends and good food…..and with a lack of rest.  We’ve wrapped up the arts project and Tina and the team are heading back to Casablanc read more

760daysinmorocco

Darija Word of the Day

760 Days in Morocco | November 14th 2009 by Amanda

Today’s word is bi (with). read more

760daysinmorocco

Rfissa

760 Days in Morocco | November 14th 2009 by Amanda

Just when you think tagines, couscous, and bastilla recipes are all the Moroccan cuisine has to offer, you find out about rfissa, a delectable dish of chicken, lentils and msemmen.  While I had heard about it almost a whole year ago, I didn’ read more

kevinsmith101

Morocco Vs Cameroon (0-1) – Live Streaming Online, Match Highli…

soccer360 | November 13th 2009 by kevin

Watch World Cup African Qualifying Round 3 Group-A Football Match between Morocco and Cameroon. You can watch this football match live on 14-11-09, Kick-Off 15:30 UK Time. Watch free online live streaming of this soccer match here. After the match al read more

azahar

music

casa az | November 13th 2009

Today’s Photohunter theme is “music”. When I was in Tangier earlier this year the best restaurant I visited (and visited twice over the weekend I was there) was not only exceptional because of its food, but also because of the smal read more

samdaddycool

Koleksi Fesyen Tudung 4 segi : Tudung Morocco

Muhasabah Trading | November 13th 2009 by samdaddycool

Koleksi tudung kali ini adalah tudung Morocco - sejenis tudung 4 segi yang amat jarang diperolehi di pasaran Malaysia, dengan material utama adalah kain sifon (chiffon) yang sangat lembut di bahagian tengah dan kain oraganza di sekelilingnya beserta read more

760daysinmorocco

Darija Word of the Day

760 Days in Morocco | November 13th 2009 by Amanda

Today’s word is Sebt (Saturday), which is tomorrow, not today, but it’s one of only two days of the week I actually know. read more

760daysinmorocco

The Story You (Most Likely) Won’t Hear on the News

760 Days in Morocco | November 13th 2009 by Amanda

With all the media attention on Major Nidal Malik Hasan and the Fort Hood tradedy, the debate on whether or not the media is calling him a terrorist or not, if the FBI and Army failed in missing warning signs or were just too politically correct, and read more

freshmvon1

The Message

Download full version movies | November 12th 2009 by Jimmi

Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed — who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (as this is offensive to certain islamic schools of thought). In read more

760daysinmorocco

Stat Q: Does Kiri cheese need to be refrigerated?

760 Days in Morocco | November 12th 2009 by Amanda

Only if you unwrap the foil package and expose the cheese.  Otherwise, you can leave it on the shelf, but it does have an expiration date either way so be mindful of that! Tagged: does kiri cheese need to be refrigerated?, question, Stat Q read more

760daysinmorocco

Darija Word of the Day

760 Days in Morocco | November 12th 2009 by Amanda

It’s back!  I learned a new word last night when the casella came to wash my back with soap and she noticed I was packing to leave.  She said “saliti?” so I nodded my head and said “saliti“.  She smiled and seemed ha read more

760daysinmorocco

Yesterday was the first day of winter.

760 Days in Morocco | November 12th 2009 by Amanda

And, I’ll tell you why I deem it to be so.  Last year, at this time, I had just returned from the United States (Massachusetts specifically) which was well on its way to real winter.  I expected to come back to a warm Morocco having never sp read more

bernardyong

Time to Travel vacations specials! Packages to Jakarta, Perth, Br…

Travel Today Lah | November 12th 2009 by Bernard Yong Chen Wei

Time to Travel vacations specials! Packages to Jakarta, Perth, Brisbane, Europe, Middle East and many more! read more

mjaz

The uses of walls

The Atheist Conservative | November 12th 2009 by theatheistconservative

The Berlin Wall was not defensive. It was built by the Communists to keep their serf populations from escaping. As Europe celebrates its fall, a Muslim, Shiraz Maher, writes in Standpoint about barrier walls built by Islamic states, never noticed by read more

reformislam

Spain Probes Judge Accused of Ejecting Muslim Lawyer From Courtro…

Muslims Against Sharia | November 11th 2009 by Muslims Against Sharia

MADRID — A Muslim lawyer in Spain said Wednesday she was ejected from a courtroom for wearing a head scarf and has filed a discrimination complaint with the body that oversees Spain's judiciary system. Spanish law stipulates that trial lawyers read more

AditisPlanet

Wednesday and let's go away together: La Mamouniya

Once Upon A Tea Time | November 11th 2009 by Aditi

Some days ago in the Metropolitan Home magazine, I spotted this gorgeous hotel (though the word hotel seems a drab description for this oasis of beauty), Hotel La Mamouniya in Marrakech, Morocco. I am more an armchair traveller than a jet-setting typ read more

mochatini

house tour; moorish house in marrakesh

Mochatini : Eco-friendly design blog | November 11th 2009 by Manvi Drona-Hidalgo

I have barely unpacked from my trip to Abaco yet am already planning my next vacation destination. Morocco has long been on my places to visit and seeing gorgeous home like this one, make it all the more tempting. Featured in NYT home and garden sect read more

AditisPlanet

Trunkt treasure: Pixie Soap

Once Upon A Tea Time | November 11th 2009 by Aditi

Stocking stuffer alert! As part of our Christmas countdown gift suggestions, here is the Trunkt portfolio of Pixie Soaps. The sachets or the soaps.. that is the question! read more

nscarpino

I Gotta Stop Puking so I Can Travel

IES Ablog - Adelaide | November 11th 2009 by Nick Scarpino

Seriously though. I'm getting sick of being sick. Hopefully I'll make it to Spain this time! read more

nixdminx

eco shopping in the atlas mountains

Nixdminx - from P45 to career nirvana and other highjinx alo… | November 11th 2009

I love this photo, I took it at a stop on our drive through the Atlas Mountains, heading to Marrakech. The funny thing is that this must be the most eco-friendly shop in the world – it has no electricity, sells natural products and the carbon read more

ArabNews

Maghrevision Song Contest

Arab News | November 10th 2009

If nothing else can unite the Maghreb, perhaps music will. So which Maghreb country has the best national anthem? Listen to the songs below, and write in comments which are your TWO favorites, and we’ll chalk up the score to find the winner in read more

ArabNews

Traditional slavery in the Sahel

Arab News | November 10th 2009

The Sahel Blog has a post up about slavery in Mauritania, a major but neglected human rights issue in the West Africa and Sahel region, where millions of people are still subject to various forms of hereditary social discrimination, ranging from outs read more

maurobennici

Marrakesh Koutoubia Mosque

365 Photo Paths | November 10th 2009 by mauro bennici

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starlagurl

Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Countries, 2010

TravelPod News | November 10th 2009 by Louise Brown

very year, Lonely Planet tries to predict which countries will be the hot places to travel in the upcoming year. I took a minute to see what TravelPod bloggers thought about these countries in 2009. Personally, I take issue with making a list like th read more

travelingtribe

filled with {joy}

Traveling Tribe | November 10th 2009 by Jack Fussell

The clouds loomed over our heads while the fog grew thicker as we climbed up the muddy path in four wheel drive.  Butterflies whirled around my gut and not just from my Traveling Man’s determination to go through every puddle we found.  As water read more

Where in the world should we travel next?

ArticleSphere Blog | November 10th 2009

My best friends and I are planning an overseas trip after we graduate college this year. We are an adventurous group (of about 8 females depending who can make it) who have already done extensive world travel on our own. The all female part makes us read more

760daysinmorocco

No, you haven’t come to the wrong place!

760 Days in Morocco | November 10th 2009 by Amanda

I’m trying out a new look for the blog to hopefully organize some of the pages and side-bar information better.  My choices were limited.  I like the features, but not the look so much.  What do you think? View This Pollsurvey Of c read more

Finding Tanger Appartement

Project Stocks | November 10th 2009 by Chris Burris

Tanger appartement is among the properties to reckon with if you are planning to venture a business of this kind in that part of northern Africa. This is because of the existence of Tanger Boulevard which is an exciting project geared to transform th read more

NatetheGrate

Afghanistan situation just keeps getting worse

Views from the Left Coast | November 9th 2009 by NatetheGrate

Just when it seemed the chaotic political situation in war-torn Afghanistan was about to get some clarity comes word that presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah had withdrawn from Sunday's runoff election. Abdullah's decision to withdraw casts fur read more

Journeys

Breaking the Ramadan Fast in Ksiba, Morocco

Smithsonian Journeys Travel Blog | November 9th 2009 by Smithsonian Journeys

Moshe Gershovich  is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and will act as Study Leader on our upcoming Moroccan Discovery tour. In recent years, Moshe has taken groups of UNO students to Morocco where they read more