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| bladi.net: Le portail des Marocains a l'etranger. Vous y trouverez un forum en francais, des articles, des photos et des amis. |
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Rockin' the Casbah - NYTimes article on Gnawa Festival
Rockin' the Casbah - NYTimes"FROM his perch on a rooftop terrace near the crenelated western ramparts of the walled city, a visitor from England watched the sun set in spectacular display over the Atlantic Ocean. As it disappeared on the cloudless horizon, the sun’s rays cast a golden glow on a rising crescent moon decorated on the eve of the summer solstice by a silvery alignment of planets and stars. “Nice touch, that,” quipped Bill Corbett, a 39-year-old London photographer, D.J. and music fanatic whose visit to Essaouira, an exotic, wind- and sun-swept Moroccan city on the northwest coast of Africa, for the 10th-annual Gnawa and World Music Festival, would prove a transforming experience. “This |
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Moroccan's Identity
This article is from:www.wafin.com Moroccans' identity By Obaid
Karim is a Moroccan in the U.S. who runs his own business. He always complains about the 10 years of hard work he had to go through before starting his business. "Why couldn't five Moroccans"-asks Karim-"work only two years each to start together this business and enjoy an easy 8 years of leverage?" I would like wafiners to answer his question, but let me make my point. We wouldn't be surprised to know the story of Samaha (Palestinian). He came to this country and found himself surrounded by Palestinians (not family!!) some are from the same tribe. They helped him build his credit, train him in the business of clothing and then helped him have his own clothing business. |
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lookin for my moroccan friend
i am from philippines that use to work in south korea with some moroccan and i would like to have a contact with mounia, shes my friend and married to paulo, they are both from rabat morocco, the last time i saw her was she was pregnant and their going to dubai to work there, i really love to have a contact to them cause shes my friend, i wish someone can help me to find her, we use to work on a auto spare parts company in korea called hyundae-daebang... |
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Angels singing Allah Ya Moulana by Nass Elghiwane
I've heard the original song by Nass Elghiwane Allah Ya Moulana in that wonderful vintage execution. And I've heard many artists perform it again and again, but never have I imagined a bunch of angelic voices producing probably the best version ever besides the original. This video is an incredible trendsetter for what our North African kids can do. Observe the flying ferry-like stars, the white hooded jellabatt with crafty embroidery. Rejoice in layers and layers of vocals. This is just sublime! |
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A Call From Algeria to Help Suffering Little Boy Mounib!
What you're about to see in the first couple of videos, if you decide to watch it, is the case of a little boy in Algeria suffering from Myelomeningocele and spina Bifida Medical Case. His name is Mounib, and he is three years old. Mounib has a swollen bump in the lower part of his back which makes it very difficult for him to cope with sitting, laying on his back to sleep and playing dynamically like other boys do. He spends much of his day in an uncomfortable position that resembles Soujoud, and he doesn't stop crying from pain. Ask yourself how often do you do all of these things on a daily basis without a problem.. yes, most of us do not have painful bumps on our back or asses, and we enjoy the basic mercy of being able to sit or lay on our back to sleep without pain. Do we have any id |
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Saadoun Al-Bayati Ensemble
Sometime last year, I had the great privilege of hearing the Al-Bayati Ensemble play live at an event. The ensemble, headed by Baghdadi-born Saadoun Al-Bayati, an expert musician, singer, and oud player extraordinaire, performs many classic old Iraqi songs that you likely won't hear elsewhere. The audience was entranced, singing along to some songs, clapping to others, and crying at others. For some reason, the past few days I have been hearing a particular one of their songs echoing in my mind.. "3al Basra, 3al Basra.. ahya wamout 3al Basra..." The rythm was quite upbeat, the audience clapped along, but I couldn't help cry at the poetic irony of it all. But beyond the obvious tragedy taking place today, and the timelessness of these old classics, there was something very touc |
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La Secheresse... de l'internet et de ezzehar
Hello ~ I've been without internet at home for a while. Sometimes I check my email at work or when Im stuck in traffic and there is an unsecure wireless LAN around. My phone connects and I get my free two minutes peek at the wonderful world of the internet. I wonder what our lives will be without internet! I think we will have happier lives, but you don't have to agree with me :) So today I got my DSL back which mysteriousely had disappeared before. I had kept my modem on to keep an eye on the blinking link LED. If it's blinking, there is no internet. If it's solid, Yuuupie! raioo is in colors! And it had been blilnking for a while. So, sitting in the living room after work, I was reading a magazine I picked up at the mailbox. It's called Bostonia, a Boston University alumni magazine |
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Parents and Family from the perspective of an immigrant
I look at this as four axis in my life that I have to balance. Or not? maybe balance is not the thing to do these days. Maybe some axis should be much more important than others. For me these are, the Ethical axe, cultural axe and spiritual axe and Professional axe. Ethically, and putting all what is literally ethical aside, I've come to conclude what is ethical to me now is that I belong near my parents as they age and I age. It came to me with a strong fist through observation and pondering. Besides seeing their kids successful, I've come to realize they also wish we were closer to them, and therefore closer to each other in constrast with being scattered. I've seen my 80+ aunt cared for every minute by her 50+ single daughter because that's all she has. I've seen my dad shed tear |
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