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Disaster and Language—the Disarticulation of Seismic Pain in Tamazight

Disaster and Language—the Disarticulation of Seismic Pain in Tamazight

Brahim El Guabli argues that Morocco's disaster survivors must be able to communicate in their mother tongue.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
When the Earth Shook: Notes From a Marrakesh Survivor

When the Earth Shook: Notes From a Marrakesh Survivor

Renowned record producer Sir Robin Millar reports from Marrakesh, 45 miles from the epicenter of Morocco’s devastating earthquake.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • By Robin Millar
Death is a Traitor: Living the Morocco Earthquake from the US

Death is a Traitor: Living the Morocco Earthquake from the US

Moroccan Amazigh scholar Brahim El Guabli learned that his family in Ouarzazate lost their home in the earthquake...

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
Resilience Amidst the Ruins: Nfis Valley Endures After the Quake

Resilience Amidst the Ruins: Nfis Valley Endures After the Quake

A Moroccan scholar from the earthquake region, Aomar Boum, and his UCLA colleague Sarah A. Stein, provide more...

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 • By Aomar Boum
Marrakesh Artist Mo Baala Returns to Galerie 127 with Collage

Marrakesh Artist Mo Baala Returns to Galerie 127 with Collage

El Habib Louai talks to artist Mo Baala about his latest exhibition of collages and overpaintings at Marrakesh's...

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • By Mark LeVine
Zajal — the Darija Poets of Morocco

Zajal — the Darija Poets of Morocco

Author and Darija translator Deborah Kapchan recalls her friendship with two of Morocco's greatest contemporary poets.

APRIL 11, 2022 • By Deborah Kapchan
A Street in Marrakesh Revisited

A Street in Marrakesh Revisited

In which the editor of "Poetic Justice: An Anthology of Contemporary Moroccan Poetry" remembers her introduction to life...

NOVEMBER 8, 2021 • By Deborah Kapchan
“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society

“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society

El Habib Louai on the Moroccan novel that sizes up and lampoons a country coming into its own...

JULY 11, 2021 • By Mark LeVine
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