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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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Les indésirables du 21 ème siècle Le cycle de vie de l’humain parait fatidique par sa longueur. Le jeune espère vite finir avec la scolarité, trouver un travail, fonder une famille et vivre alors avec sérénité. Passé la soixantaine, il se rend compte, qu’en faite la vie a été très courte pour lui, et de surcroît il a passé toute ces décennies dans des activités de procréation, de collecte de biens sans jamais penser a en profiter personnellement. Il devient conscient que son corps semble partir a l’abandon , son cerveau aussi [View Full Entry]

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By mimouni
September 27th 2006
Prière a Israel Africa » Morocco » Grand Casablanca » Casablanca
Israël a le droit de vivre sereinement à l’intérieur de ses frontières. Le Liban jouit de sa souveraineté et doit être responsable du contenu et contenant de la terre libanaise. Hizbolah est un mouvement politique constituant un pays dans le pays Ses politiciens sont responsables de leurs actes et doivent assumer pleinement les sinistres qui touchent les libanais et le liban. Dommage que quelques politiciens et dirigeants arabes n’ont apporté que la [View Full Entry]

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By mimouni
September 27th 2006
Destin de femme Africa » Morocco » Grand Casablanca » Casablanca
Destin de femme Dieu créa au début un homme puis sa femme,ils eurent parait-il une fille et deux garçons. En grandissant, l’un des frères jetta sa dévolue sur sa sœur qui était sans doute pulpeuse, de toute façon il n’avait pas le choix,elle était femelle unique sur terre. Le fait de se partager la blondinette n’a pas été accepté. Vint alors le moment crucial de passer a l’assaut et s’accaparer le bijou………on assassina l’autre et on prend possession de la belle qui devint la mère de l’univers&h [View Full Entry]

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Le transfuge mémorial Paysage aride,démesurément étendu,dépourvu de vie et de végétation a l'exception de statues en groupe ou,isolées, vivantes,des squelettes mobiles en tous cas,errantes,regard abstrait, vide, absent, le ventre excessivement gonflé, de très minces membres s'articulent sous une peau sèche,écaillée,fissurée où; des mouches trouvent enfin un havre de paix sachant que ce corps a perdu toute faculté et moyens de se défendre,pieds et corps nus,quelquefois un lambeau couvre encore une pa [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 27th 2006 | 18 Views | [diary=91468]


Ok, so I am actually writing you from our new city, Barcelona! Believe it or not, we have a front door, and our OWN beds, in our OWN apartment (Spain blogs to come, I promise!). So technically I am not a backpacker anymore...but I can still taste my backpacker life, so here it goes... You know you are a backpacker when... -Having a front door and your OWN bed, in your OWN apartment is SO exciting! -Having access to a DVD player is a HIGHLIGHT of your day (read below for more info). After a fulfilling trip around Egypt, we jet-setted [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 16th 2006 | 503 Views | [diary=89582]

Jardin Majorelle
I told you!
Farewell To Our Friends and to Marrakesh

Today we toured Casablanca and then motored up the coast to Rabat which is the capitol of Morocco. Interesting country, very flat with interesting contrasts. Driving north to Rabat, the right side of the highway, lots of shacks and poverty. The left side of the road between the road and the coast very clean and affluent. Today being Sunday most everything is closed. It seems like every vacant field had a pickup soccer game going on. No grass anywhere but at least the fields were level. Our first stop was the Royal Palace at Rabat. Because the King was in residence, [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 19th 2006 | 150 Views | [diary=96355]

The main entrance to the Palace in Rabat
The main entrance to the Palace in Rabat
The old City Walls

After a total of two months in Italy, I flew to Casablanca. As the plane was landing, I was little girl giddy, with quotes from the film scrolling through my head... "I don´t mind a parasite, I object to a cut-rate one" ...."I´m a drunkard, that makes me a citizen of the world".... and gin-joints and beautiful frienships and so on... Casablanca was obviously not destined to meet my elevated and Hollywood-driven expectations. As the guide books said, there is a reason why most travelers skip Casablanca, but I wanted to see for myself. After arriving, I was followed for about [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 23rd 2006 | 117 Views | [diary=83627]


On my third day in Morocco, we decided to visit Casablanca, known here only as Casa. Drivign into the city and its surrounding areas, I really began to feel and see the disparity between the wealthy and the poor. Although it exists in Rabat, it is much more noticeable in Casa because of its high population density and its title as Morocco's largest and busiest city. And busy is it ever. I have never ever seen anything like Casa. From an outside looking in, there is chaos absolutely everywhere. Cars, motorcycles (never,ever any helmets), bikes, horses, donkeys, people, everywhere. It is [View Full Entry]

The Urban Backpacker - Cristina | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 13th 2006 | 91 Views | [diary=81755]


Took a 3hr train from Marrakesh, an uneventful train ride. Stayed in Hotel Astrid, described as a gem by LP but it was a dump and it was only for (1) night so no worries. Casa lived up to what other travellers had told us, a (1) night at most city. It is a typical big city with decrepit buildings and not much to see culturally. However, there is one reason to visit Casa and that is to see the grande Hassan II Mosque, built to commemorate the late King Hassan II 60th birthday. It is everything and more that you [View Full Entry]

Crazy Canucks - Matt & Isabel | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 30th 2006 | 506 Views | [diary=78294]

Hassan II Mosque
Hassan II Mosque
Hassan II Mosque

Don't be fooled by the exotic name, this is not a city where Humphrey Bogart sits in a bar muttering "of all the gin joints in all the world......et cetera". I haven't seen the film and I even have a mental picture what Casablanca is about, smokey charm and men with strong jaw-lines. Casablanca is not about this. It is a sprawling, filthy, sweaty African city which is a product of that all to frequent mass rural to urban migration. It is a city that gives the distinct impression that five million people have moved here and about four and a [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 9th 2006 | 339 Views | [diary=72642]

Casa
Casa II
Casa III