Vintage tourism posters created during Morocco's Protectorate period were more than travel advertisements. According to historians, they helped construct and promote an «authentic» and timeless image of Morocco for European audiences while largely obscuring the realities of colonial rule.
Two rare French photo albums from 1911–1919 document Morocco during the French invasion, capturing military movements, colonial rule, and local landmarks. Despite their colonial perspective, the images unintentionally preserve Moroccan resilience and cultural vitality.
In a little-known 1957 conflict, Morocco's Liberation Army staged a bold offensive against Spanish colonial rule in Ifni and Western Sahara, capturing key territories and besieging Spanish strongholds, forcing France and Spain to form a massive military coalition to repel the Moroccan resistance through Operation Ecouvillon.
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) has urged France to apologize for colonial-era abuses and provide reparations, while also demanding transparency in the 1965 disappearance of political leader Mehdi Ben Barka. The call comes as President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Morocco.
Also known as George Orwell, Eric Arthur Blair has depicted a macabre portrait of the city of Marrakech. In reality, it is more about colonialism than about Morocco.
In 1897, Louis Lumière directed one of the first movies to be shot in Morocco. «The Moroccan Goatherd» paved the way for the production of other films in the Kingdom.
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