January 23-25: Three Busy (and Rainy) Days at the Legation!

Sundays are usually well-earned rest days at the Legation, especially after perhaps 3 of our busiest days in recent memory. On Thursday and Friday, January 23-24, we hosted our first — but we hope not our last —  symposium on “Movement and Migration between Morocco and West Africa,” which addressed a broad range of themes … Read more January 23-25: Three Busy (and Rainy) Days at the Legation!


AIMS Annual Conference in Tangier, Morocco Request for Proposals

AIMS Annual Conference in Tangier, Morocco Request for Proposals 2020 AIMS Annual Conference in Tangier, Morocco Deadline: January 31, 2020 The American Institute for Maghrib Studies is seeking proposals for its 2020 annual conference. The annual AIMS conference is a signature event that brings together delegations of scholars from the US, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and … Read more AIMS Annual Conference in Tangier, Morocco Request for Proposals


Peace “Corps-ner” Display at the Legation

In anticipation of our 2021 Bicentennial year, we added in 2019 to our Museum a “Peace Corps-ner” display honoring the different contributions made by a previous occupant of the Legation, the United States Peace Corps, whose volunteers and Moroccan staff, under the leadership of then Morocco Peace Corps Director Richard Holbrooke (diplomat and Negotiator of the … Read more Peace “Corps-ner” Display at the Legation


Chi Stage Performances at the Legation

Beginning in September, 2019, we’ve been hosting “Final Friday” concerts  in partnership with the Tangier American Language Center.  Produced by “Chi Stage,” an initiative of Ayoub Al Jamal, following each concert, Ayoub has filmed the artists in “Chi Sessions” at different spaces in the Legation.  You may view their performances on YouTube at the Chi … Read more Chi Stage Performances at the Legation


James Miller: Moroccan-American Archaeological Project of Ancient Sijilmasa (Podcast)

On Monday, September 30 2019, James Miller spoke with TALIM Director John Davison about the joint Moroccan-American archaeological project at the site of ancient Sijilmasa and the publication of book, “The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny” (University of Texas Press, 2015). “The Last Civilized Place,” written by Miller and Project Director Ronald Messier, recounts the story of the Project, its archaeological findings, and places Sijilmasa in the context of Moroccan and Islamic history, revealing the 1000-year history of the caravan center as a focus of trans-Saharan trade and focal point of dynastic change.

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Call for Papers – 13th Symposium of the Mediterranean Music Study Group, Tangier, June 15-20, 2020

The ICTM Study Group on Mediterranean Music is pleased to announce its 13th Symposium on the theme: Music, Power, and Space: a Mediterranean perspective The symposium will be hosted by the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies and the Al-Kasbah Museum of Mediterranean Cultures and will be held at both venues in Tangier, Morocco, on June … Read more Call for Papers – 13th Symposium of the Mediterranean Music Study Group, Tangier, June 15-20, 2020


AIMS Annual Grants Program Announcement

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce its Annual Grants Program for the 2020-2021 cycle. The AIMS Grant Program offers grants to U.S. scholars to conduct research on North African topics in Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, or Tunisia. Submissions are due January 31, 2020. For more information and for application details, please … Read more AIMS Annual Grants Program Announcement