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Podcast: The “Lush Garden” of Andalusian Music by Dr. Carl Davila

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 by Abdelbaar Mounadi Idrissi

Biography Dr. Carl Davila holds a PhD in Arabic Studies from Yale University (2006). He lived in Fez off and on for nearly three years in the early 2000s and has visited Morocco frequently since then. Being the first scholar to write extensively in English on the Andalusian music in Morocco, he has published two … Read more Podcast: The “Lush Garden” of Andalusian Music by Dr. Carl Davila

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Centering the Peripheries: Haratin and Southern Moroccans as Nationalists in Casablanca

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Leave a comment by Abdelbaar Mounadi Idrissi

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

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AIMS at MESA: The I. William Zartman North African Award

October 30, 2020August 3, 2020 by Michael Toler

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce that it continues its annual awards for student members and for North African-based scholars presenting at MESA. While MESA 2020 may be all-virtual, the disturbances and difficulties placed on our lives by the coronavirus pandemic have not stopped scholars of the Maghrib from showing … Read more AIMS at MESA: The I. William Zartman North African Award

Books, Events, Morocco, Morocco, Morocco, Podcasts

Eric Calderwood: Colonial Andalus

July 11, 2018May 26, 2018 Leave a comment by Abdelbaar Mounadi Idrissi

In this episode, Eric Calderwood (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) speaks about his recently published book Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture (Harvard University Press, 2018). Calderwood offers an overview of his book and also reflects on how the time he has spent in Morocco (especially in Tetouan) has shaped his research topic and his understanding of Moroccan history and literature.

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Mediterranean Crossroads: The 2016 AIMS Conference

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Leave a comment by Grecia Álvarez

The 2016 AIMS Conference, titled “Mediterranean Crossroads: Spanish-Maghribi Relations in Past and Present” kicked off on Saturday May 14th at the Grand Hotel Villa de France, with three panels that cast a new light on the history and people of this region.

Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier

Re-Mapping Tangier: National Geographic Workshop

June 1, 2013 Leave a comment by Michael Toler

“Re-Mapping Tangier” gathered European, American, and Moroccan scholars at TALIM to discuss an inter-disciplinary approach to understanding the complex space that is Tangier: African, European, Atlantic, Mediterranean, International, Moroccan.

Cultural Diplomacy, Fulbright, Museum

Where Are the Maghrebi Artists?

April 13, 2013 1 Comment by Michael Toler

Women artists from the Maghreb, part of the diaspora crisscrossing the Mediterranean, mix media and identity to create a “neo-Orientalist” school which challenges stereotypes and nationalisms of all sorts.

AIMS, Research Center

Saharan Crossroads: Views From the Desert-Edge

December 3, 2012 Leave a comment by Michael Toler

Herein we broadcast the Call for Papers (CFP) from the joint AIMS (American Institute for Maghrib Studies, of which TALIM is the research center in Morocco) WARA (West African Research Association) conference for June 2013. Please note that the deadline for submission of applications and abstracts is December 30, 2012. – – – – – … Read more Saharan Crossroads: Views From the Desert-Edge

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1942 – 2012: Operation Torch, 70 Years On

November 11, 2012 1 Comment by Michael Toler

Today, Remembrance Day in Britain, Armistice Day in France, and Veterans Day in the US, has a special resonance here in the Maghreb. 70 years ago today, American and British forces were in the midst of a battle to free Vichy-held French North Africa. Operation Torch. 70 years ago today, General Patton's representative in Fedala, … Read more 1942 – 2012: Operation Torch, 70 Years On

American Studies, Cultural Diplomacy, Media, Tangier

Radio Medi 1 Across the Maghreb

October 16, 2012 Leave a comment by Michael Toler

Though its studios are in a pleasant old villa in central Tangier, Medi 1's antenna farm in Nador, near the Moroccan-Algerian border, points east (photo, right). Medi 1 is shorthand for Radio Maghreb International, and its broadcasts in Arabic and French cover a wide audience all across North Africa. With US presidential elections only weeks … Read more Radio Medi 1 Across the Maghreb