It is not an exaggeration to say that the Legation Museum owes much of its existence to the vision and generosity of one of Tangier’s truly grand women: Marguerite McBey, née Loeb, daughter of Philadelphia and forever a guardian of Tangier. In a richly fascinating obituary of Marguerite McBey in the Guardian, we learn of … Read more Marguerite McBey and the Creation of the Tangier American Legation Museum
Today, Tangier Medina women beneficiaries of the Arabic and Economic literacy program of TALIM paid a visit to Mahal Art Space‘s current exhibit: “Tangier: Facets of a Mediterranean Intersection.” This unusual exhibit offers visitors tools and materials to reorganize the photographs according to their taste and conception, “that leads them” says Nouha Ben Yebdri, director of Mahal Art Space, “to unconsciously reach a … Read more Women’s History Month: TALIM’s Literacy Participants Visit a Unique Art Exhibit الشهر العالمي للمرأة: نساء برنامج محو الأمية بالمفوضية الأمريكية يزرن معرضا فنيا فريدا
As we begin our celebrations of Women’s History Month, it is fitting that we honor the “First Daughter of the Legation,” Glorvina Mullowny Fort, who as a young woman traveled to Tangier from Philadelphia in the 1820s to join her father John Mullowny, who headed the American Consulate in Tangier. Later in her life in … Read more Women’s History Month: The First Daughter of the Legation
RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, publisher and owner of the famous City Lights Bookstore, who died yesterday at age 101 in his hometown, San Francisco. Described in his New York Times obituary as the “spiritual godfather of the Beat movement,” Ferlinghetti had some indirect links to the city of Tangier, where some Beat Generation authors found … Read more Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg: A Tangier Connection?
TALIM has launched an updated virtual tour, with support from the US Embassy in Morocco. The new tour was developed by filmmaker Ayoub El Jamal, former TALIM Outreach Coordinator. English narrations were done by Laissa Alexis and Grace Olson, both Wellesley College interns, and TALIM Director John Davison. Arabic narrations are provided by our Curator … Read more Visit our new virtual tour
Allen James Fromherz, current President of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) and Nadav Samin, from the Department of History at The Catholic University of America, have edited a volume to honor the life and career Professor Dale F. Eickelman, President of TALIM. Knowledge, Authority and Change in Islamic Societies: Studies in Honor of … Read more New Book Honors TALIM President
We are proud to share this announcement from the US Embassy in Rabat regarding TALIM Board Member Madison Cox. The U.S. Embassy in Morocco is pleased to announce the 2021 recipient of the U.S.-Morocco Friendship Award is Mr. Madison Cox, for his “Unwavering Support to the U.S.-Moroccan Relationship through the Promotion of Cultural and Educational … Read more Madison Cox is the 2021 recipient of the U.S.-Morocco Friendship Award
“As Americans, we have since our country’s founding placed a high value on the peaceful transfer of political power and the rule of law. The violence and mayhem we witnessed at our nation’s Capitol on January 6 were intended explicitly to halt that peaceful transfer, and those shocking events underscore that our commitment to these … Read more The January 6, 2021 Events in Washington DC
In this talk, Moyagaye Bedward of Rutgers University examines Moroccan nationalism from a subaltern perspective. In contrast to previous historiography, nationalism in northern, urban sites such as Casablanca was also supported by southern Moroccans influenced by their pre-colonial experiences. Moyagaye discusses ordinary Moroccans, and in particular the Haratin, within the decolonization process, and demonstrate the … Read more Centering the Peripheries: Haratin and Southern Moroccans as Nationalists in Casablanca
The American artist Stacy Elko had a long relationship with Morocco, where she lived from 1988 to 1998. Stacy arrived in Morocco in 1988 as a Peace Corps volunteer assigned to Skoura as a beekeeper, and subsequently to Tiznit with Peace Corps’ health and sanitation program. After 4 years of service ending in 1992, she … Read more American Artist Stacy Elko d. August 24
