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Background: In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily eroded; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Morocco virtually annexed Western Sahara during the late 1970s, but final resolution on the status of the territory remains unresolved. Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature in 1997. Parliamentary elections were held for the second time in September 2002 and municipal elections were held in September 2003.




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Sorry this took so long everyone...yes, we are alive and internet has been a pain, especially when it comes to uploading pictures. We now have our laptop, thanks to Jason's mom hauling it all the way across the Atlantic for her European Christmas visit, so we will try to catch this blog up to date soon. We'll start with Morocco...our first visit to an Islamic country. We arrived in Morocco via ferry that crossed the Straight of Gibraltar from Spain. There are these huge passenger boats that take people back and forth between Spain and Morocco all day long. Morocco was [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 19th 2007 | 169 Views | [diary=226562]

The Main Gate into Old Fes Medina
 The Medina wall around old Fez
Outside the Medina

Today marks another of the sad partings of our Fassi household: Anna, Mohammed and Elias are on a train to Casablanca, where they will catch a series of flights that will deposit them in Baltimore, Maryland. It's an exciting change: for the first time since Elias was born two years ago, he will get to live with both his father and mother in the place that he calls home most of the time. But of course it's also mildly heartbreaking to think of Anna (leaving her djellabah behind), Elias (without Tahara to feed him or Omar to play with) and especially [View Full Entry]

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Djellabahs - Libby and MC Abbott | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 4th 2007 | 140 Views | [diary=223768]

The tools
the children
Distractions

The world is vast and unexplored, but it is also small. And no matter how many times I’ve heard the phrase repeated and overused, I still always shake my head in amazement when life proves to me that it truly is a small world. Like the time I was walking across a bridge into the ruins of Angkor Wat with my mom and I saw the girl who was once my best friend from camp. I hadn’t seen her in over five years and there she was, walking across the same bridge in Cambodia with her family, the other only Western [View Full Entry]

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Djellabahs - Libby and MC Abbott | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 15th 2007 | 330 Views | [diary=219853]


By catarinamaria
November 13th 2007
Benvenuto Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes
Hello everyone, So I'm getting started with this new blog - I had and still have another one, on rendez-vous-blog.com but I was quite disappointed with it- no space to upload photos. WHAT IS THE POINT in mentioning destinations and trips, if I can't even show the marvellous things I've seen? Anyway, now I'm on this website and happy to be - To introduce myself: I'm European, having lived between Germany, France and England. My biggest passion is travelling, as well in Europe, which I know pretty well, as outside! I've been in several places, including Spain, Italy, Morocco etc. I'd [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 13th 2007 | 73 Views | [diary=219229]

médinas - fès
une ancienne demeure? transformée en restaurant... Fès
Mosquée Moulay Idriss- Fès

In Morocco, music is all around us. Here are some short (sorry about the quality) videos from our daily life with the family and not so daily life as we summited Toubkal. [View Full Entry]

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Djellabahs - Libby and MC Abbott | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 2nd 2007 | 77 Views | [diary=216368]


By gswanson17
October 20th 2007
Now It's Different Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes
We arrived in Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport at about midnight. Other than us and some German tourists, the airport was quite empty, and we quickly went through customs and baggage claim before heading outside into the (surprisingly) cool African air. We hopped into two vans and headed for Rabat, about 100 kilometers away. We were told that it would be easier driving to Rabat, the capital rather than going all the way into Casablanca, just to drive back out again the next morning. We were still on Istanbul time, three hours later so it was fair to say that we were [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 20th 2007 | 85 Views | [diary=212799]

The Tannery
Volibulis

Okay - so they say a photo is worth a thousand words. As this arabic keyboard, plus the slow computor, is getting the better of me - here are a few photos to keep you all going for a while. Life is good and having the car and driver is fantastic. Morocco may only be a short ferry ride from Spain but it truly is a completely different world. We are enjoying our last evening in Fez and tomorrow we will head for the desert. okay _ so just as I finished downloading the photos the internet system in Fez crashed [View Full Entry]

HitTheRoadJack - Diana and Don | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 21st 2007 | 92 Views | [diary=212867]

Casablanca
Rabat
Volubilis

By Carry
October 20th 2007
Morocco Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes
Our original desire to go to Morocco came after we had a chat with Jamal, a good friend of Benoit’s. Jamal has an apartment in Fes, and had booked flights in September, inviting us along to stay in his apartment - an offer difficult to refuse. We were not the only ones accompanying him - his dad and bubbly girlfriend, Julia were to join us. Luckily French is spoken widely in Morocco, so at least one of us could communicate well with the locals. It’s not the cheapest country to travel in though, so we had to watch our dirhams along [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 21st 2007 | 190 Views | [diary=212921]

Tea time in Morocco
Jamels family,and girlfriend on left
Our first daylight view of Fes - from apartment

Sunday October 14, 2007 Eid Said. We have just emerged from a day of eating our way through the Eid Said celebrations. Yesterday was the last day of Ramadan, so last night’s sleep was uninterrupted by a call for the midnight meal. Instead we were left to sleep until a knock came at our door to announce breakfast. It was the first of four meals that we sat down to today, and set the tone appropriately for a day of doing nothing much other than eating Moroccan doughnuts, disks of round bread with olive oil, peanut butter sweets and cous cous [View Full Entry]

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Djellabahs - Libby and MC Abbott | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 18th 2007 | 124 Views | [diary=212238]


October 2nd, 2007 If cleanliness is next to godliness, then I am Raphael’s “Alba Madonna,” glowing with saintliness. I have just returned from our neighborhood hamam, now a weekly ritual, and can state out of experience that you’ve never been truly clean if you’ve been to a hamam to sweat out all the toxins and be scrubbed within an inch of your life. My first time, accompanied by Mohammed’s wife Anna, I was nervous at the prospect of communal nudity. In the States, modesty in dress is nearly non-existent, with women free to wear just as little as [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 17th 2007 | 160 Views | [diary=212010]