21 July 2024
Left abandoned, the Moroccan Pavilion, one of the iconic buildings built for the 1992 Expo in Seville, has recently been vandalized. Two individuals have been arrested as the (…)
17 June 2024
To the general surprise, the prices of admission tickets to the historical monuments of Marrakech have seen an unexpected increase.
22 May 2024
While friction is multiplying between Moroccans and Algerians over the caftan and the zellige, Rachida Dati, the French Minister of Culture, lends her support to Morocco and (…)
5 May 2024
Algeria and Morocco continue to dispute the paternity of culinary dishes, traditional costumes, jewelry, architectural ornaments, as well as musical genres. A recently created (…)
21 April 2024
While Rabat and Algiers are disputing the paternity of the zellige, Algeria has officially submitted a file to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (…)
23 March 2024
Accused of cultural appropriation, the French luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has been forced to remove a pair of mules strongly inspired by the traditional Moroccan babouches.
19 March 2024
The French luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is being criticized for selling a new model of slippers, inspired by the famous Moroccan "belgha" for $995.
5 November 2023
Moroccan archaeologists have discovered the ruins of the "first" ancient port district in Morocco, on Chellah in Rabat, a UNESCO World Heritage site of 3.15 square kilometers (…)
8 August 2023
Algeria is trying to appropriate other Moroccan arts, including the "Hadra", a music borrowed from Sufi rituals, which was originally played only in private and closed circles.
24 January 2023
The Silk Road and Al Andalus Association are celebrating the 50th edition of the Oriental Fashion Show (OFS) this year. The event will be held on the Left Bank of Paris on (…)