Now that the Sefrou Cherry Festival has concluded (see a nice wrap-up at Vagobond.com) it’s time to let you know about the next great Morocco Summer Festival. The Festival Gnaoua has been rocking the beautiful seaside town of Essouaria since 1998. This year the Gnawa Festival will take place from June 25, 2010 -June 28,
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Here we have another Peace Corps Volunteer blog. Joy works in a rural village and is helping rural women to form an association to sell their handicrafts. It’s not an easy job. Along the way she is teaching them about recycled materials, marketing, organizing, and more. http://joyinmorocco.blogspot.com/ Here is a recent post that illustrates
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One of the great things about blogs is that they often reflect not only the topics they cover, but also the writer and who they are. Recently, we came across a blog that does both well. Wanderlust Design- A Global View on the Shape of Things to Come Spring is definitely in the air. The
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Moroccan Clothing Morocco is a country rich in history, traditions, people, and culture. Every part of these aspects influences how Moroccan people are dressed. Among the variety of clothes you will find in Morocco, The Djellaba and Gandora are the most common.These fine garments speak of the luxurious clothing style of the country. The djellaba,
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While this isn’t exactly a blog, we think that it deserves to be listed here because what is more associated with Moroccan Music than Gnawa? http://home.mindspring.com/~cybergnawas/homepage.htm Cyber Gnawas is an online resource for all of those interested in the Gnawa brotherhoods and Ganawa Music. This site is dedicated to the Gnawa, (or
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Moroccan Tea, lovingly refered to as Moroccan whiskey Mastering the art of making Moroccan tea is well worth the effort it involves. To make about a litre of tea, first heat the teapot. Add about 1 1/2 Tablespoons of green tea, a handful of fresh whole mint leaves with their sprigs intact, and between 150
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This is one of the most exciting blogs we’ve come across recently. Sadly, something we find all too often is true of this blog as well- it hasn’t been updated since 2008. Still, the articles here are still worth looking at, the photos are delicious, and the overall layout and design (as you might expect)
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Another blog focused on Morocco Arts. Again, not frequently updated but worth checking back to see what they have been doing. http://marrakechxanthe.wordpress.com/ We are still waiting to find out who did this, I’m sure it will announced soon but if someone knows maybe they could leave a comment and let me know. Congratulations Tree Artists,
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Here’s another blog based out of Morocco but that touches on Moroccan themes in the context of a Mediterranean sort of way. This latest post is about some art that no one interested in Moroccan art and culture should miss. http://lallalydia.blogspot.com/ Lalla Essaydi plays with words. And silence.She combines the art of
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