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Karim Adduchi is a Spanish designer of Moroccan descent that one should follow. This week he was named on Forbes magazine's 30 most influential people under 30. The young man has relied on fashion to discover his roots and promote the Amazigh culture in the world. When meeting him during the «Fez Gathering» in the Kingdom's most spiritual city a few weeks ago, the young man was shining bright like a diamond. As a multilingual person, he can easily switch from Spanish to English in
Experts from the Maghreb region will soon gather to discuss an application Algeria is planning to make to the UNESCO, including Couscous, a traditional dish, in the World Heritage List, according to the Algerian news agency (APS) quoting the director of the Anthropological, Prehistoric and Ethnographic Research center (CRAPE) Sliman Hachi. «Recognizing Couscous as a world heritage is a joint project conducted by the Maghreb countries», said the official in an article published
How did you come up with the idea of writing a book in Amazigh about Sophonisba? First of all, the book is part of my French literature and Culture dissertation. But as a poet and playwright, my mentor, Hassan Benakya, inspired me to explore new areas of research. This work tells the story of an Amazigh queen, putting her experience under the spotlight. Several researches in French, Italian and Spanish were dedicated to this historical figure. European literature is loaded with plays and
Gandhi Djuna, known by his stage name Maitre Gims, and since he converted to Islam, coudn't hide the love and interest he has for Morocco. His manager, Youssef Aarab, 32, made him discover the beauty of the Kingdom all while making him feel at home. «I wanted him to come and share with me the love I have for my country. It was love at first sight for him», said the French-Moroccan national who was born in Tizi N'Oucheg, a village near Ourika in the region of Marrakech. «My
Berbers in North Africa celebrate every year Yennayer, the first month in the agrarian year, from the 11th to the 13th of January. Today in Morocco, the celebration marks the beginning of a new year, 2968, an opportunity to shed light on this cultural occasion. For Ahmed Boukous, director of the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture (IRCAM), «the Amazigh society has created a culture that celebrates the strong relationship linking mankind to nature». Celebrating Yennayer,
Amidou Si M'Hammed was in born in Tangier 58 years ago. When he was 8 years old, he left Morocco to settle down in Brussels reuniting with his family. «I was born in a slum in Tangier», he proudly told Yabiladi. With a degree in political science and international relations, he got into social work, particularly supporting young immigrants in Belguim. In the late 80s, Amidou became coordinator of the Maghreb Youth Association through which he used to organize homework schools,
«This painting is about war. And we live in one». This is how Nissrine Seffar describes the «Guernica», a painting by Pablo Picasso that denounced the maneuvers of Nazis and Fascist troops in Spain in the 30's. Following the path of the founding father of Cubism, the French-Moroccan painter has been working on her paintings since 2010, crisscrossing the Mediterranean that has been shaken by several uprisings. Today, she was chosen by the French Institute in Spain to
Thanks to Youssef Aboutaleb, a 20-year-old film maker in Tamri, Game of Thrones fans in Morocco were surprised by a Berber version of the series theme song. The video published on the 29th of November, shows a young man wearing a Djellaba, holding a Ribab (a Berber instrument) and playing the opening title song of the American fantasy drama series. Watched more than 40,000 times, the video has managed to make headlines in Morocco and in the Arab world, teasing all those who are in love
Casablanca the movie is a classical piece of art that has marked the 40's in the United States of America. The film based on a unproduced stage play entitled «Everybody Comes to Rick’s», produced by Warner Bros and directed by Michael Curtiz, has been at the heart of a two-day event organized by the U.S Embassy and the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism. Screened on Saturday 18th of November, Yabiladi had the chance to interview Noah Isenberg, Professor of Culture at the Eugene Lang
Yasmine Berraoui, a young woman with Down syndrome, managed to impress the world in 2014 by graduating high school with honors. She was decorated by King Mohammed VI on the Throne Day the same year. Her father, Jamal Berraoui, a journalist based in Casablanca, wrote a book (Balland, 2015), sharing his experience as a parent of child with Down syndrome and narrating the challenging journey of his daughter. «His account was moving, the distress he experienced alongside his partner Mina.
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