Son of a French mother and a Moroccan father, Hafid Stitou was born in France, but lived a big part of his life in the Kingdom. He decided to leave for France when he was 17 years years old. Now, he is a comedian, a stuntman, a coach and a director. «I did all these jobs», he proudly told Yabiladi. Indeed, by the end of his teenage years, the artist had to make a big choice : Study or work. Hafid, who had ten siblings, opted for the most challenging choice. «I decided to go
Tangier is home to Africa’s first pet cemetery. The graveyard dubbed «The Animal Rest Home» served since the 40s as a resting place for faithful cats and dogs and for the city's working animals. The cemetery has survived the heavy rains, neglect and other factors and is still up and running. However, for activists and NGOs in Tangier, the unique facility needs urgent assistance. Mentioned in history books The Boubana cemetery, however, has been a remarkable spot of the city
Who said veiled women cannot be cosplayers ? Attending the New York' 2018 Comic Con, a group of Hijabi girls pulled off their favorite Marvels costumes, proving everyone wrong. According to American magazine TeenVogue, the veiled cosplayers marked the annual event that took place last weekend and impressed the internet. In a photo shared on social media by one of these girls, they appear «dressed as characters like Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man, but the only difference was
The Master of Suspense, British director Alfred Hitchcock flew in 1955 to Marrakesh to shoot a remake of his own earlier film «The Man Who Knew Too Much». The thriller movie directed and produced by Hitchcock was based on the story of a French family that was vacationing in Morocco. Starring James Stewart and Doris Day, the movie was an opportunity for the British filmmaker to adapt his twisted plots to the Kingdom’s atmosphere. Premiered at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival on
Morocco and Spain have finally agreed to conclude the selling of Tangier's Gran Teatro Cervantes, a theater built in 1913 and dedicated to Miguel Cervantes. The information was revealed by the former Spanish government, led by the People's Party (PP), which told a Spanish MP that the Moroccan authorities and Spain are currently working on the procedure, reports online newspaper Periodistas. However, the operation still needs to get through a parliamentary vote, which will grant the go ahead to
He loved Jazz and believed in its African roots to the point that he left Brooklyn for Morocco. American pianist and composer Randy Weston passed away on Saturday, 1st of September, leaving behind musical pieces that linked the States to the North African Kingdom. Born in New York to an African-American restaurateur and a Virginia-native mother, Weston was fascinated by Jazz that he created his own African version of it, mixing it with the Gnawa music while in Morocco. A State Department
Khalid Maadour debuted his career as an actor in a French series broadcast in the 1990s. He is now best known as a comedian and movie director. Khalid’s parents moved to France only six months after his birth. «Under the Protectorate, France needed cannon fodder. My father was forced to join the Indochina War. Six months later, we moved to France», he told Yabiladi. An actor Once in France, Khalid Maadour discovered his passion for arts. «In 1989, I started doing
30-year-old Osman Elkharraz is an actor, movie director and writer. He dreamt of becoming part of the movie industry since he was a child but everything took a different turn when his parents died. The seven-year-old had to take care of himself and achieving his ultimate goal was a challenge. «After my parents passed away, I lived with my grandmother for a while», Osman told Yabiladi, recalling that having to stay with a family member was «beautiful but it was not [his]
Soumia Elouali Hanini is from Bouznika. She left Morocco for Spain in 1997, for a summer vacation but ended up settling down there. «I did not plan to stay there, but fell in love with the country and decided to come back for my studies», she told Yabiladi earlier this week. The young woman sat for her university entrance exam for students who are above 25 years-old, and started studying fashion, design and modeling, before taking makeup classes. Her thirst for knowledge is
Figures published by the Moroccan Center for Cinematography (CCM) in 2017 revealed that the two multiplex leaders in Morocco, Megarama and IMAX, monopolize 83% of market share. The numbers show that the movie modern movie theaters dominate the sector, leading to the gradual disappearance of traditional cinemas in the country. This change has pushed several foreign investors to think of conquering the growing industry in the Kingdom. According to Maghreb Confidentiel, quoted
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