Moroccan wine has been the subject of a couple of recent reports on European news channels. Here’s one of them.
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Visualizing Empires Decline
Here’s an interesting visualization of the expansion and contraction of colonial powers from the 19th century through the present day. I assume the shapes include the actual countries of Britain, Spain, France and Portugal and that their size in the end reflects, in part, their land mass. The description accompanying the video notes, “The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent.” But each of these countries still occupies some overseas territory that is in dispute. One is certainly aware of this living in the north of Morocco where there are two Spanish enclaves.
Visualizing empires decline from Pedro M Cruz on Vimeo.
Reporters without Borders on Press Freedom in Morocco
Stamp Commemorates Moroccan American Treaty of Friendship
A few days ago I posted an entry about recent setbacks in freedom of the press in Morocco. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be visiting Morocco November 2-3. In advance of that visit Reporters Without Borders, an organization that fights for freedom of the press has sent an open letter to the Secretary of State outlining violations of press freedom since July 2009 and concluding:
Reporters Without Borders urges you to use the opportunity offered by your visit to Morocco to talk about the difficulties that the independent media are facing and to raise this crucial issue with the Moroccan authorities. The aim of the Forum of the Future which the US government set up in 2004 is to promote democratisation in the Broader Middle East and North Africa region. Press freedom is an essential component of this democratisation.
Artist-to-Artist International 2009 Invites Artists from the North Africa and the Middle East
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Opera returns to Libya after 40 years
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