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Escape to Morocco for a night.

You may find yourself believing that you’ve arrived at a faraway place called Morocco as you walk into the doors of Menara Moroccan...
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Visit Morocco for under $30

Sadly,finding restaurants that servefood made from fresh, high quality ingredients ataffordable prices can bechallenging. This is one of the...
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Social distance

Upon settling into our life in Casablanca, my wife and I quickly became aware of the phenomenon of social distance; that is, the culturally agreed...
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Children in Morocco

Children in Morocco, as I mentioned in my article on greetings, are the second thing strangers typically ask about upon meeting new people. To say...
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Casablanca taxis

There are two basic types of taxis in Morocco: the Peugeot 206s and the Mercedes sedans. The former are city taxis, called petits taxis, and in...
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Ramadan in Casablanca

In the Islamic calendar, Ramadan begins with the sighting of the smallest sliver of the new moon and ends after the sighting of smallest sliver of...
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Teach English in Morocco

"You want to work overseas and you want to make money." That's what I told myself. I wondered what I would do with the money I earned and...
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Greetings in Morocco

Greetings in Morocco tend to be a lengthy process compared to what one encounters in the United States. Assalam Aleikum. La bas? Kulchi mezien? La...
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A Middle East run by Islamists: Should Western Powers Freak Out?

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia*In 39 days, three Arab countries held critical elections, Tunisia (October 23), Morocco (November 25), and Egypt (November 28...
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Morocco's tree climbing goats

  • Tree climbing goats
  • September 25, 2011
In a story that seems truly unbelievable, Yahoo News ran a slide show featuring tree-climbing goats in Morocco on its website yesterday. Looking at...
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