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.
Etched in Memory: Historic Glass Negatives
An invaluable collection of late 19th and early 20th century glass negatives was partially scanned at the Tangier American Legation.
Resolution 2013: Lobby for the Legation
Money is good, but an investment of time to rally resources for the Tangier American Legation should be our 2013 resolution.
Echos of the Irish Battery: David Asbury’s Guitar
Dr. David Asbury performs the works of Turlough O’Carolan in the shadow of Tangier’s Irish Battery.
The Class of ’62 Learns Arabic
In 1962, American diplomats study Arabic at the American Legation in Tangier. Most eventually become US Ambassadors.
