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.
Tag: Marrakesh
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.
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 that hit Friday night.
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 context on the Atlas Mountains communities hit by the temblor.
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 Galery 127.
Zajal — the Darija Poets of Morocco
Author and Darija translator Deborah Kapchan recalls her friendship with two of Morocco's greatest contemporary poets.
A Street in Marrakesh Revisited
In which the editor of "Poetic Justice: An Anthology of Contemporary Moroccan Poetry" remembers her introduction to life in Marrakesh.
“Hot Maroc” Satirizes Marrakesh, Moroccan Society
El Habib Louai on the Moroccan novel that sizes up and lampoons a country coming into its own in the internet age.