Anthony Janszoon van Salee, a 17th-century settler of Moroccan and Muslim descent, was one of the first North Africans to establish roots in New Amsterdam (now New York). His father was a pirate and one of the founders of the Salé Republic.
Since 2011, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been home to a Moroccan court that required a trip to Fez and the work of several months of Moroccan artisans. The design of this courtyard is inspired by Al Attarin and Al Bu-'Inaniyya, two 14th-century Madrasas of Fez built during the reign of the Merinid sultans.
Youssouf Amine Elalamy began writing creatively when he started hearing the voice of the narrator from his collection of short stories, A Moroccan in New York, and has since published several successful novels. Always inspired, Elalamy considers writing and the artistic process his oxygen; vital to his existence.