The Ed Wood School of Museology
When your museum is funded on a shoestring, your approach to curating exhibits has to be, shall we say, eclectic?
Michael Toler
Moroccan Roots of the Spanish Foreign Legion
The Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the coast of Morocco is home to the Museum of the Spanish Foreign Legion, tracing the history of Spanish wars in Africa.
Remembering the Legation
Secretary of State John Kerry recalls that Tangier is home to the oldest US diplomatic property, the American Legation.
Building MASA, the “Moroccan American Studies Association”
At the Legation, the place where the Morocco – US dialogue started more than two centuries ago, scholars establish the Moroccan American Studies Association (MASA).
TALIM’s Magical Microfilm Machine
Thanks to multiple acts of kindness, TALIM now has a tool to allow research into more than two centuries of American diplomacy in Morocco.
When Americans Bombed Chefchaouen: L’Escadrille Chérifienne
Rare account by American volunteer Colonel Paul Rockwell who fought Moroccan rebels for the cause of France in the Rif War of the 1920s.
Arabic Literacy Graduation
The TALIM – FTAM Arabic women’s literacy program spawned a new set of graduates, ready to take full advantage of the reading and writing skills that will help them and their families.
Libana Lights Up Tarab Tanger
American world music ensemble Libana – seven women from Boston – bring their joyous sound to Tarab Tanger, Tangier’s annual festival of world traditional music.
Museum Studies in a Mask
Ayla Amon, concluding her museum management internship at TALIM, has not shied away from dirty work, and has made lasting contributions.
The Man in the Bicorne
Man in bicorne hat, in the days when Tangier’s “diplomatists” would go pig-sticking in the “Diplomatic Forest.”
