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The Traditional Tissa Horse Festival

The deafening roar and rising dust of oncoming trucks from all over the region marks the start of one of the most celebrated festivals in Morocco. During the year, the small town of Tissa is a quiet community, tucked away in the treeless hills of the Moroccan countryside, just fifty kilometers away from Fez. But in the month of October, the town is transformed into a sight of medieval festivities, color and music. It is the annual Tissa Horse Festival and it is seen as a calendar event.

Escape to Essaouira

As you walk across the Place Moulay Hassan to grab a scoop of ice cream or croissant from the Patisserie Driss, you’d never know this town center, or any part of Essaouira experienced a rich influx of culture and history. Travelers have scuttled their feet in the sands of this timeless coastal city well before the seventh century when the Phoenicians constructed their farthest outpost here. Even the Portuguese built sarcophagus walls around the harbor and Mogador Island. And as recent as 1765, Sultan Sidi Abdellah captured a French architect from a French vessel to redesign the city to make it open to foreign traders. In the 1900s, Jewish settlers and families were welcomed. However, In the 1950s, as the French built Casablanca into its commercial center, Essaouira slipped into stagnation until the hippie and tourist boom of present.

The Intriguing Literary Works of Leila Abouzeid

The acclaimed author, Leila Abouzeid, is considered to be a pioneer among her Moroccan contemporaries, mainly due to her choice to write in Arabic rather than in French. Her works have been translated into a number of languages, including English, Dutch, German and Urdu. She currently lives in Rabat, Morocco where she is in demand as a speaker on television and radio.

International Film Festival of Marrakech 2007

The exotic city of Marrakech in Morocco will welcome film directors, producers, actors, distributors and journalists from all over the world this November. They will be in Marrakech to showcase their films at The International Film Festival of Marrakech which is set to take place from November 30 to December 8, 2007.

Features - Editor - 27 August 2007

The Green March – A Campaign for Reunification

Moroccans will enjoy a public holiday on 6th November 2007 as they take time to commemorate an event known as “The Green March”. What is 'The Green March' and what prompted this historical event?

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