Algerian Sahara: 10-day ancient festival returns to Djanet
Thousands of Tuareg have gathered at the annual Sebeiba festival in Djanet, celebrating the mark of the ancient tribal feud,...
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Moroccan Labor Protests Over Inflation
Pressure is mounting on the Moroccan government lead by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch to deliver on its promises to nail...
Algeria recovers rare Islamic manuscript from France
The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on April 5th that authorities have been able to recover a rare, 17th-century Islamic...
Marrakech’s YSL Museum Features Cy Twombly Show
Seven decades after his trip to Morocco, Cy Twombly revisits the North African kingdom through his collection of photos and...
Language Barriers Faced by Maghrebi Influencers
Every region of the world has social media influencers. Even so, the internet celebrities of the Maghreb – the western...
Pioneering Tunisian film maker Ben Ammar dies aged 79
Tunisian film maker and producer Abdellatif Ben Ammar died February 6 in Tunis at the age of 79. Ben Ammar,...
Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri nominated for French ‘Oscar’
French Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri has been nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 48th Cesar Awards, France’s...
Nouakchott: Mauritania’s Cultural Capital
Mauritania on January 6th commenced the first events since Nouakchott was chosen as the capital of culture in the Islamic...
Declan Hayes’ Morocco SAS Adventure
Homer’s Odyssey apart, Sven Lindqvist’s Exterminate All the Brutes: One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and the Origins of...
Marrakech film festival prize goes to Iranian film Shemroon
A Tale of Shemroon" by its Iranian director Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi won the "Golden Star" (Grand Prize) of the 19th...
El-Zobaidi on Minimizing Car Use & Expanding Knowledge
Everyone wants to eat now, not to read. One wants to fill up the car’s petrol tank, not go to...
