A historic and intercultural bridge between Spain and Morocco, the city of Tetouan has never been portrayed with as much brilliance and scientific rigor as by the art historian and urban planner Mostafa Akalay Nasser. A lecturer at the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fès, the researcher has just published «La ville nouvelle de Tétouan (1860–1956)» in French with Sochepress, supported by the CCME and UPF.
As the guest of honor at the fourth edition of the Paris Book Festival (April 11–13, 2025), Morocco will be represented by 36 national publishers and numerous Moroccan authors from both within the country and abroad, including young writers, academics, and researchers. The program will feature tributes, book presentations, signing sessions, and thematic discussions as key highlights.
On both sides of the closed border between Morocco and Algeria, internet users have been fervently debating the origins of various cultural, historical, and heritage elements. Through tweets and edits on collaborative platforms like Wikipedia, unsourced content has long been used as both argument and counterargument. Now, X’s artificial intelligence tool is adding fuel to the fire.