Mohammed Awzal, this Souss poet and his prominent Tashelhit manuscripts

Mohammed Awzal is seen as an important figure in the Tashelhit-language literary tradition. The Sufi poet was behind a number of manuscripts written in Tamazight during the 18th century.

Morocco’s Ismail El Alaoui publishes a new collection of poems in five languages

Moriscos' poems prove how the Arab-Muslim culture survived the Catholic Spain

Pressured to abandon their faith and convert to Christianity, the life of Moriscos in Spain was almost unbearable following the Expulsion decreed by King Philip III. While, everyone claims that they have surrendered to this pressure and ended up integrating into the new Christian society, new poems written in Arabic and discovered by Caren Barcelo and Ana Labarta deny this chapter of history. Details.

Chefchaouen is hosting the 32nd edition of the National Festival of Moroccan Modern Poetry