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Categories Morocco, Research Center, Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier

Mapping Mittelmeerland – An Architectural Mediterranean

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Mittelmeerland will investigate the future of the Mediterranean and research six different cities over three years. In the second workshop we will study the dynamic territory of Tangier and the mutual dependencies of land and water. The Archictectural Association (AA) School of Architecture, London Yesterday's final session of the 10-day Mittelmeerland workshop in Tangier featured … Read more Mapping Mittelmeerland – An Architectural Mediterranean

Categories Books, Diplomatic History, Film, Morocco

His Emancipation From Slavery Would Be Agreeable To Morocco’s Emperor

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Note: In our continuing series of posts touching on the long history of Moroccan-American relations, we reproduce below the text of a passport issued to the “Prince Among Slaves,” Abd al Rahman Ibrahima Sori.  Passports in those days were not what we think of today; they were basically safe conduct letters. The President at whose … Read more His Emancipation From Slavery Would Be Agreeable To Morocco’s Emperor

Categories Morocco, Tangier

Sidewalk, Street, Souk: It’s All the Same

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The Wall Street Journal tells us that some Americans suffer from "sidewalk rage," which sometimes triggers "intermittent explosive disorder."  Well, they better stay away from Morocco, or at least Moroccan cities.  Better to stretch out on some secluded beach in Agadir than get stressed out walking from A to B in downtown Tangier. In the … Read more Sidewalk, Street, Souk: It’s All the Same

Categories Diplomatic History, Historic Landmark, Interzone, Morocco, Research Center

Legation, Consulate, Diplomatic Agency: Tangier’s American Presence

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(click on picture to enlarge) Among all the documents that are squirelled away in odd corners of the Legation's research library or administrative files, every so often an item of more than passing interest surfaces. What we're looking at here is the unmistakable pink of the State Department "airgram" announcing in June 1956 that the … Read more Legation, Consulate, Diplomatic Agency: Tangier’s American Presence

Categories AIMS, CAORC, Literacy and Skills Training, Morocco, TALIM

Deciphering Moroccan Arabic, 1911 – 2011

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"Shnoo the Hell is Going on H'naa?" – the subtitle to Aaron Sakulich's book Moroccan Arabic (Collaborative Media International) – probably captures the bewilderment of many a foreign student of darija or Moroccan colloquial Arabic. For modern day students trying to fathom how to transition from what they learn in Modern Standard or classical Arabic … Read more Deciphering Moroccan Arabic, 1911 – 2011

Categories Diplomatic History, Interzone, Morocco, Research Center

History Tantalizingly Within Reach

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The archives of the American Legation at Tangier record that 74 years ago the Sultan of Morocco, disturbed at the predatory methods of certain European Powers who looked covetously in the direction of Morocco and particularly Tangier, expressed the desire to turn over his entire empire as a protectorate to the United States.  We were … Read more History Tantalizingly Within Reach

Categories Diplomatic History, Interzone, Morocco, Tangier

Moroccans On Both Sides In Spain’s Civil War

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The author on a research trip near Al-Hoceima in the Rif Mountains Caitlyn Olson, writing the guest post below, tells of her 2010 Fulbright fellowhip in Tetouan (near Tangier), and meeting a young Spanish artist also working in the city. “I requested some feedback on the project abstract I’d translated to Spanish. It provided background … Read more Moroccans On Both Sides In Spain’s Civil War

Categories Diplomatic History, Historic Landmark, Legation Tales, Morocco

History Detected, Flag Restored

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Okay, folks, I think we have solved the mystery of the American flag carpet, or at least placed it in time.  First, the link to our plea to readers for photo interpretation of this picture: Now, analysis provided by Mark Smith, architect and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco (and former resident of the American … Read more History Detected, Flag Restored

Categories Maghrib, Morocco, Tangier

Your Choice: Electricity, Food, or Shelter

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A very interesting meeting took place last week in Paris between Moroccan and French industry groups.  MEDEF, the French employers association, welcomed its Moroccan counterpart CGEM for a round table under the rubric of "Reforms and Growth: Where Does Morocco Stand?" Six Moroccan ministers attented. But what was especially interesting for readers in Tangier was … Read more Your Choice: Electricity, Food, or Shelter

Categories Morocco, Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier

Blame It On the Chergui

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WeatherOnline gives a great description of Tangier's crazy wind called the chergui.  Crazy, in that it blows in over the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, laden with desert sand.  Figure that one out. Crazy, in that sometimes, like yesterday, it blew low towards the west, while up above the wind from the Atlantic Ocean … Read more Blame It On the Chergui