Horsemen of an Apocalypse: les Chevaux de Dieu
The human components of suicide bombings, told with great realism and poetry by Moroccan film maker Nabil Ayouch.
The Navy Is Back: USNS Grapple in Tangier
The crew of the USNS Grapple renews the tradition of US Navy ship visits to the port of Tangier.
Museums of American Diplomacy
The US Diplomacy Center in Washington, and the Tangier American Legation museum in Morocco, tell the story of American diplomacy.
Logistics’ Human Side: “Deep Hanging Out”
PhD candidate Janell Rothenberg has worked for years on the socio-cultural dimensions of the transportation and logistics industry in northern Morocco.
Anfa 1943: President Roosevelt’s Geography Lesson
70 years after the historic Casablanca or Anfa Conference of January 1943, American and Moroccan observers discuss the significance for Morocco’s struggle for independence.
Free at Last
We got an early start in marking Martin Luther King day this year. There was great interest in our 2011 screening of Freedom Riders, so we decided that an encore was due for those who missed Stanley Nelson's award-winning documentary. Our monthly "Movie Night" had an added come-on: distribution of the excellent State Department publication … Read more Free at Last
“Because this is his country” – FDR & Mohammed V
Americans, from diplomats in Tangier to President Roosevelt at the Casablanca Conference, met with Moroccan nationalists in defiance of French colonialists.
US Scholarship Programs for Moroccan Students
New US scholarship opportunities for Moroccan students.
Performing the Political in Tangier…
The annual “Performing Tangier” performance studies conference in Tangier goes political in 2013.
An American (& a Czech) in Tangier
A program of Gerswhin and Dvorak, with a theme of New World music, saw the launch of the 2013 season by the Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc.
