Sahara

Semana Santa (Part 1) - MOROCCO

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March 28th 2008
For spring break this year, I decided to be adventurous and go on an all-inclusive Moroccan excursion with two of my girl friends in my program, Brittany and Carli. Brittany’s friend from Colorado did this exact same excursion one year ago when she was studying abroad in Spain, and she said it was an absolute must, so we checked it out online and decided to go for it! We went through a company b ... read more

Africa » Morocco

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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 inaugurate... ... read more