Jesse McMath, US Consul Tangier, 1862-1869 Those shoe boxes full of old photos keep on producing historic gems. Thanks to Parisian pediatrician, author, and Tangerine transplant Philip Abensur – who had already provided us a rare image of Civil War era US Consul in Tangier James DeLong from the archives of his great great-uncle, … Read more Consul McMath’s Sentence to Tangier
TALIM hosted Dr. Anouar Majid of the University of New England, back in his native Tangier to move forward his plan to establish a UNE center in the city. For the very respectable Friday evening crowd of academics, students, and bookworms, Dr. Majid provided a summary of his latest book: Islam and America: Building … Read more Islam, America, and Anouar Majid
The village of Gaucín Ronda A week spent on the Andalusian coast, looking south, meant that Morocco was never out of sight. So too it seemed further inland, where the whitewashed hilltop villages look much like they must have looked before the Moors were expelled from Spain half a millenium ago. Based in … Read more The Andalusian-Maghrebi Cultural Bridge
Tangier American Legation chimney spanning Rue d'Amérique, seen from the Arab Pavilion Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new American Embassy in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday February 26. In her remarks she noted that our relationship stretches back more than two centuries. Sultan Mohammad III became the … Read more Clinton: Tangier Legation Symbolizes Centuries-old US-Morocco Ties
Hotel Cecil luggage label circa 1920, from the cover of "No Better Address!" "No Better Address!" A Brief Social History of the Hotel Cecil, Tangier. 2012, Dr. Terence MacCarthy. Note: This guest post by Terence MacCarthy is the foreword (abridged) of his delightful new book, published in Tangier. TALIM and its "invaluable research library" … Read more “No Better Address!” Social Historian Terence MacCarthy’s Hotel Cecil
As a preventive measure, I had to slip this slide into Professor Nile Stanton's excellent presentation on persuasive speaking. Try as we might, a few individuals in his Legation audience of master's business students from Tangier's HEM (Haute Ecole de Management) were not persuaded to turn off their infernal machines. But hey, if some … Read more Professor Nile’s Public Speaking Formula
Tangier, the Strait, Spain & Gibraltar This week saw the grand opening of Renault's massive Tangier factory, inaugurated by King Mohammed VI of Morocco. His Majesty went on to cut ribbons on other Tangier infrastructure projects, including the new Tanger-Med petroleum port. Tangier, Boom Town. Photo courtesy Renault. As Time Magazine's "Global … Read more Scenic View of Europe’s Market: Renault in Tangier
The old adage about prevention being the best cure can clearly be applied beyond the healthy diet. In the case of Transparency Maroc, it's the very title of their book. The Morocco branch of the anti-corruption NGO Transparency International – Morocco appears to be the only Maghreb country with such an independent watchdog … Read more A Proverb A Day To Keep Corruption Away
The radio audience thought that it was a chance to learn about TALIM and the programs of the American Legation in Tangier. Yes, my interview (stay tuned for podcast, though it will be in a mix of Arabic and French) on Radio Tangier was that. But for me, it was a discovery of another … Read more This Is Radio Tangier, Calling the World
"… are standing by in case they are needed in Tangier." Thanks to Trove, the "Digitised Newspapers and More" service of the National Library of Australia, we find the above clipping from the 05 April 1952 Sydney Morning Herald. From what I can determine, those "British troops at Gibraltar" were not in fact … Read more The 1952 Tangier Spring
