Literacy and Skills Training

Categories Historic Landmark, Literacy and Skills Training, Museum, Research Center, TALIM

Visit our new virtual tour

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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

Categories AIMS, Books, Cultural Diplomacy, Education, Events, Literacy and Skills Training, Morocco, Museum, Music, Research Center, TALIM, Tangier

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

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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!

Categories Literacy and Skills Training, Uncategorized

20 سنة من محو الامية – Vingt ans d’alphabétisation

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احتفلت مؤسسة طنجة المدينة هذه السنة بمرور 20 سنة على تأسيسها، وتخليدا لهذه الذكرى تم انتاج فيلم قصير من طرف السيدة نوار ناصح من جامعة عبد الملك السعدي، وذلك بالتعاون مع المفوضية الامريكية التي تدعم نساء المدينة القديمة، اللواتي يستفدن من برنامج محو الأمية This short film was made by Nawar Nasseh of Abdelmalek Essaadi University In … Read more 20 سنة من محو الامية – Vingt ans d’alphabétisation

Categories Literacy and Skills Training, Uncategorized

2017 July 4 Women’s Literacy Program Graduation Ceremony!

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Congratulations to Rhimo El Ouardighi for the first prize of the 2013-2017  graduating class of our Medina Women’s Literacy program, in partnership with Fondation Tanja Madinati, and congratulations to all the 162 women in the program for their hard work and dedication in learning Arabic, English and French, and also embroidery and cooking.  What a … Read more 2017 July 4 Women’s Literacy Program Graduation Ceremony!

Categories Cultural Diplomacy, Education, Literacy and Skills Training, TALIM

Saudi ARAMCO World on the Legation’s Literacy Program

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We hope you enjoy this wonderful feature article in this month’s edition of Saudi ARAMCO World about the Legation and especially our Arabic Literacy Program for women in the Old Medina of Tangier. Please share it with your friends and family who love Tangier and the American Legation.  Click on the image or link above … Read more Saudi ARAMCO World on the Legation’s Literacy Program

Categories Education, Events, Literacy and Skills Training, TALIM, Tangier

Graduation Celebration for the Women’s Program

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On Thursday TALIM held a graduation ceremony and celebration for the women in the Women’s Program that began in 1994.  Seventeen certificates were awarded for completion of the Arabic literacy class, 28 for sewing, and 14 for the cooking program, after which the women and their children were entertained by students in the Darna Theater Program.

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Categories Events, Literacy and Skills Training

Marche de Noël at the Legation

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On December 13 TALIM hosted a Marche de Noël (Christmas Market), for the benefit of charities operating in Tangier.  Scroll down for a gallery of images from the event.  The participating organizations were:

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Marche de Noël-a Christmas fundraiser hosted by the Legation to benefit local community service groups
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