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November 7, 2009
Clinton lauds oldest Peace Corps volunteer, an 85-year-old.
From Charley Keyes, CNN November 4, 2009
(CNN)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday praised as "one of the best" the oldest Peace Corps volunteer in the world, an 85-year old Florida woman serving in Morocco. Clinton recognized Muriel Johnston during a meet-and-greet session of U.S. Embassy officials and other Americans in Marrakech, Morocco. Clinton was representing the U.S. at an international conference in Morocco, during a trip that stretched from Pakistan to the Middle East. "I have to recognize -- I just learned about this last night -- Muriel Johnston. Muriel? Stand up, Muriel," Clinton said to applause and cheers from Johnston's fellow Peace Corps workers and other Americans.
"My young staff said, 'Oh my goodness, Muriel Johnston, she's the oldest Peace Corps volunteer in the world.' I said, 'That's not the way we think about it.' No, Muriel and I might say she is one of the best Peace Corps volunteers in the world," Clinton said to more applause, emphasizing "best." "And it's also a great reminder that in America in the 21st century, there are not only second acts, there's third acts and fourth acts and fifth acts and -- if you're ready to embrace new challenges," Clinton said.
Later, Clinton shook hands with Johnston and asked if she was enjoying herself."I'm having a wonderful time, " Johnston told the secretary. Johnston is serving as a health worker in the Moroccan province of Azilal. She hails from New York but has lived in Sebastian, Florida, since 1992. Peace Corps headquarters in Washington confirmed that she is the oldest Peace Corps volunteer currently serving.
She is one of more than 7,600 Peace Corps volunteers at work in 75 countries.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/morocco.us.peace.corp.senior/index.html
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Full text of Clinton's interview with MAP (with video).
Marrakech
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commended the reforms instituted by bHM King Mohammed VI in various fields.
Interview granted to MAP by the Secretary Of State, Mrs. Hillary Clinton Marrakesh Nov. 3d, 2009
http://www.map.ma/mapfr/interview-hillary-map/hillary-map-video.htm
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Moroccan receives $1 million Opus Prize.
Aïcha Ech Channa, founder and president of a Casablanca, Morocco, organization that provides services to unmarried women with children, is the winner of the $1 million 2009 Opus Prize. The University of St. Thomas and the Opus Prize Foundation of Minnetonka conferred the award Wednesday night at an event in Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. The other two finalists – Sister Valeriana García-Martín of Bogotá, Colombia, and Father Hans Stapel of Guaratinguetá, Brazil – each received $100,000 awards.
The honorees, who will use the award money from the Opus Prize Foundation to further their faith-based humanitarian efforts, were recognized as unsung heroes creatively transforming lives through a commitment to service and social entrepreneurship.
“The Opus Prize recognizes individuals whose work and story can inspire us to tackle the world’s most deeply rooted problems,” said Amy Sunderland, executive director of Opus Prize Foundation. “They demonstrate what faith, will and vision can do to make our world a better place. They show us change is possible.” While the Opus Prize Foundation has worked in partnership with Catholic universities since 2004 to make the annual award, the recipient may have roots in any faith.
Aïcha Ech Channa of Casablanca, Morocco.
Ech Channa, 68, is something of an icon in Morocco when it comes to human and civil rights for single mothers and their children. During the 1980s she worked in the Moroccan Ministry of Social Affairs where she was confronted daily by the ordeals of single mothers.
She recalled an afternoon in a social worker’s office where a single mother was giving up her baby for adoption. “This mom was breastfeeding her baby, which means she never wanted to abandon it. And at the moment when she forcibly took away her breast from the baby’s mouth, the milk sprayed all over the baby’s face and the baby cried. This cry was in my head. And that night I did not sleep. I swore to do something.”
In 1985, Ech Channa founded the Association Solidarité Féminine in Casablanca to provide services for single women and their children. She started in a basement and now operates three day-care centers and training schools, two restaurants, four kiosks and a hammam (fitness center and spa).
More than 50 women receive training every year in literacy, human rights, cooking, baking, sewing, fitness services and accounting. Participants also receive daily child care and medical treatments in addition to social, psychological and legal support and counseling for better reintegration in their society.
Ech Channa, a Muslim, says she gains inspiration from a sense of justice rooted in the value systems of all religions.“I want Solidarité Féminine to be a model that provides an example for the respect of human rights, economic development and confidence in humanism,” she says. “This is a model that can be carried everywhere in the world.”
Her organization was officially recognized in 2002 by the government as a charitable organization and has received support from Moroccan King Mohammed VI.
http://www.stthomas.edu/bulletin/2009/11/05/moroccan-receives-1-million-opus-prize/
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Khmissa Awards spotlight exceptional women.
By Mawassi Lahcen 2009-09-25
Moroccans are casting their ballots to decide the winners of this year's Khmissa Awards, which honour the country's women by recognising those who excel in various fields. Moroccans at home and abroad have only about three weeks left to vote for candidates for the annual Khmissa Awards, which honour the country's women by spotlighting those who shine in particular fields.
Since Monday (September 21st), Moroccan network 2M has been airing programmes introducing the candidates, who this year are competing in the categories of social work, science and scientific research, administration and public services, business and entrepreneurship, and exceptional life stories.
"The objective of organising the Khmissa Awards is to honour Moroccan women in general," said Salwa Buhudo, a member of the organising committee. "By honouring outstanding women, we are trying to say that Morocco is moving forward, and that we are urging everyone to have faith in that progress and take part in it."
Moroccans at home and abroad are asked to consider the candidates' virtues, achievements and roles in the community, and then cast their votes by mail, internet, SMS or telephone. The results of the contest, which first took place in 1998, will be announced in a huge ceremony in Marrakesh on October 17th. More than 1,500 prominent Moroccans are expected to attend the gala event, which will be aired live on 2M.
Each year, a nine-member panel of politicians, members of the media and civil society activists selects candidates from among the various recommendations and suggestions they receive.
"Every year, we name five categories for the contest and select five candidates for each award, as per a set of objective standards, at the top of which are commitment, efficiency and serving the public interest," said panel member Laila Osha. "We highlight a new category every year," said Osha. "Last year, it was sport. In the years before, we had arts and media."
The panel member said that in 2009, "we thought of creating a special award for exceptional life stories, because in previous rounds, we noticed that many of the outstanding women were disqualified because it was difficult to categorise them, since the courses they had chosen in life were special." This year, five candidates, all between the ages of 32 and 71, are competing within the category of special life stories, including three who made their way in life overseas.
Zahra Al Basri Al Nokrashi, the oldest candidate for the exceptional life story award, is nearly 70. She overcame illiteracy and a general lack of education to become an outstanding writer. One of her books is now being taught in Moroccan schools. Nokrashi was forced to leave school at the age of 11, get married at the age of 15, and become a mother at 17. She felt bitter about having to leave school until the day her husband decided to invest in a library for their home. Nokrashi studied the books hard, and in the end turned herself into an avid reader. She even became a writer, releasing her first book, "Childhood in Marrakech Gardens", at the age of 60. Her third book is due to be released in 2010.
Jewish producer and director Izza Génini was nominated for the award in recognition of her interest in Moroccan cultural heritage, to which she has dedicated many of her documentaries. She produced "Nawbat Al Dhahab Wal Nour" (Sprees of Gold and Light) on Arab Andalusian music, as well as many works other on music and Moroccan popular music.
Another nominee, this one from the overseas Moroccan community, is Fadila Lenan. Her exceptional political career has culminated in holding the post of minister of culture and youth in the Belgian government. Still another woman to be nominated is Moroccan writer Najat Al Hashimi, who lives in Spain, where her writings on problems of culture and immigration have been a big success. In addition, there is Fatima Hal, the owner of the Sultania restaurant in Paris, who is known for her books on Moroccan cuisine.
The Khmissa Awards were originally linked to International Women's Day on March 8th. However, because King Mohammed VI has declared October 10th the National Women's Day, the awards are being organised in October starting this year. Since it was established in 1998, there have been eight rounds of the Khmissa Awards. The organisers overcame various obstacles to make the awards an annual event starting in 2003, within the context of Moroccan reforms in the field of women's rights. http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2009/09/25/feature-02
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Morocco among six African countries to receive $1.1 bln in climate finance, WB.
Madrid
Morocco is among six African countries that will receive 1.1 billion dollars in grants or low-interest loans to help a switch to cleaner energy and cope with the impacts of climate change, the World Bank (WB) announced. Other beneficiary countries include Egypt, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia and South Africa, the WB announced in a statement on the sidelines of a UN meeting on climate changes (2-6 November in Barcelona). These countries were chosen because they "share dramatic risks in potential loss of land, life and livelihoods as a result of climate change," adds the WB.
Morocco will receive 150 million dollars in very low interest loans in order to create an Energy Development Fund that would help increasing energy security and developing renewable energies, said the WB. Barcelona meeting on climate changes is a prelude to Copenhagen climate changes conference (7-18 December 2009, that would bring together some 200 countries in a bid to set up a global agreement on the issue. http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/economy/morocco_among_six_af/view
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Morocco forecasts 6.1% GDP growth in 2009 3Q.
Rabat
Moroccan GDP is expected to post a growth rate of 6.1% in the third quarter of 2009, against 5.4% in the second quarter, High Planning Commission (HCP) said. This is due to a slight pickup in foreign demand and a similar upturn in non-agricultural activities, HCP said in its October report.
World demand for Moroccan products increased by 1.2 in the second quarter of 2009, the Commission said, adding that this modest increase mirrors a consolidation of the tertiary sectors' value added.
The HCP also noted a slight improvement in the tourist sector's situation in the same period as shown by the rise in tourist arrivals (4%). It said the agricultural value added crept up 27.8% in this period. http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/economy/morocco_banks_on_6.1/view
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New effort to help the disabled in Morocco.
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 Written by Town Crier Staff Report
Morocco is taking the lead among Islamic countries in creating significant rehabilitation opportunities for the disabled. Due to and difficulty in providing good health services for remote regions, a significant percentage suffer from either mental or physical disabilities. Many families with handicapped children are not even aware what possibilities for rehabilitation even exist. In some extreme cases, fathers of disabled children have even abandoned their families out of shame and despair.
Fortunately, that climate is changing with the help of people like Ubaldo working with a local Non-Government organization in Morocco that is specifically addressing the needs of the handicapped. The Venezuelan native, who speaks Spanish, French and Arabic, but not English, visited the Town Crier office last week along with his translator, Jon Lewis. Immigrating to Morocco 19 years ago with a desire to start sports programs for young people, he was immediately impacted by the number of handicapped in the country and shifted his focus toward helping this marginalized segment of society.
p>Energetic and impassioned, Ubaldo told stories of finding disabled people abandoned on the streets and starting them on a new life. He discovered one man with no legs, who, under Ubaldo’s guidance and encouragement, evolved into a star player on Morocco’s wheelchair basketball team. That man is now married and the couple is expecting their first child. Another mentally disabled man Ubaldo came across revealed a special talent for sprinting that made him a track star in the Africa Special Olympics. The confidence gained from athletic achievement, in both cases, led to vastly improved quality of life for the men - so much so that their accomplishments totally transformed their families’ attitudes toward the handicapped--replacing shame with pride.
Ubaldo’s own ambitious plan is to help develop 40 new handicapped rehabilitation centers (for children) throughout Morocco in the next ten years. He is now excited to see the royal family and King Mohammed VI himself as a key promoter of new national initiatives to offer help for the disabled. “It takes a special person to see the real person underneath the filth and the disability,” Lewis said. “The world could use a few more Ubaldos to bring real hope to the handicapped both here in the U.S. as well as in places like Morocco.”
http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19430&Itemid=47
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Solar energy: Morocco's bright – and green – idea.
By Siham Ali 2009-11-06
Tapping sunlight for power may allow Morocco to spark economic development, cut its reliance on foreign energy sources, and safeguard the environment. Morocco hopes to slash its dependence on foreign energy sources and protect the environment by rolling out a major solar power project.
The $9 billion project targets creating capacity of 2,000 MW by 2020, and aims to reduce the kingdom's reliance on imports of electricity, oil and gas, which in 2007 accounted for 96% of Morocco's power. The "massive project" will combine economic and social development with environmental protection and efforts to tackle climate change, according to Minister of Energy and Mining Amina Benkhadra, who unveiled the project on Monday (November 2nd).
"The project will reduce energy imports by saving the equivalent of a million tonnes of oil per year," said the minister, adding that it will "help protect the environment by cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 3.7 million tonnes annually".
King Mohammed VI and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was in Morocco for the 6th Forum for the Future, attended the project's opening ceremony.
The solar initiative comes in the context of an overall Moroccan energy security plan, announced last year, to reduce dependence on foreign energy sources by cutting waste, increasing efficiency and boosting the use of sustainable energy.
The targeted capacity of 2,000 MW by 2020 will equal 38% of the installed power of three separate sub-projects by 2008 and 14% of the nation's total electric power by 2020. By that time, solar power could meet 10% of Morocco's demand for electricity. The overall project will be implemented at five sites with a combined surface area of 10,000 hectares.
The first of the sub-projects is Morocco's first photovoltaic power plant, which was built in Tit Mellil in 2007. It has a capacity of around 50 KW. In 2008, work began on the second sub-project, a solar and thermal plant in Ain Beni Mathar. This combined cycle plant, which will have a capacity of 472 MW, including 20 MW from solar energy, is still under construction. A third sub-project consists of solar water heating panels, 200,000 square meters of which were installed in 2007. The target for 2012 is to raise the total to 400,000 square meters.
To ensure that these goals are achieved, the project will involve the introduction of solar energy programmes at colleges of engineering and universities, as well as training for technicians.
Officials say the project will be financed by domestic and foreign funds from both public and private sources, and implemented through public-private partnerships. The agreements governing the project will be signed with the Moroccan state and national and local authorities.
Moroccan officials say their country has a number of advantages that should ensure the achievement of the project's main goals, including 5 kWh per square metre per day of solar radiation and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year.
These advantages could add up to a more environmentally-friendly Morocco."The project sends a very clear message in the current situation, which is dominated by the need to face up to the challenges of climate change," said Finance Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, adding that "Morocco is determined to protect the environment in all its future projects."
This view is shared by the director of the state electricity board, Ali Fassi Fihri, who said that the project will not only reduce Morocco's dependence on foreign energy sources, but will also use "clean" technology – a prerequisite for sustainable development. http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2009/11/06/feature-01
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Princess Lalla Salma chairs launch of 'medicines for low-income patients' programme.
Casablanca
Princess Lalla Salma, Chairwoman of Morocco's anti-cancer association (ALSC), chaired, Wednesday in Casablanca, the official launching ceremony of the 'medicines for low-income patients' programme.
The Princess was given details on the services offered to the patients, including medical check-up and diagnosis, and the creation of a medical record that will be examined by doctors. The patients' social status is checked before granting them medicines or chemotherapy treatment.
The Princess also followed details on the storage of drugs, based on the cancer registry and the number of sick people.
Some 33 million dirham worth of medicines were purchased as part of this operation.
http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/princess_lalla_salma3282/view
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Irishman hits on 'cure' for psoriasis.Wednesday, 12 December 2007
A Sligo man became an amateur scientist in his desperate search for a cure for the skin condition which was slowly destroying his life. For years, David Duncan lived as a recluse because of the psoriasis which covered 85pc of his body. After trying countless skin specialists, prescriptions and quack cures, the 36-year-old is convinced he has now come up with his own effective treatment.
The inflammatory disease, which typically causes red scaly patches on the skin, developed when David was 19 years old. "It nearly had me destroyed. My scalp, ears, hands were all covered in it as well as my body. I tried absolutely everything. My marriage broke up and I even thought about taking my own life," he revealed. The condition left David with a constant itch, and he left a trail of dead skin everywhere he went. When they asked, he told children asked what was wrong with him, he told them he had been burnt in a fire.
Four years ago, a friend suggested that he try Argan oil, extracted from the nut of a tree found in Morocco and used widely in cosmetics. Within hours of application, the itch which had troubled him for 14 years had stopped. David spent the next four years experimenting with different combinations of natural ingredients, using the oil as a base, with remarkable results.
"Within four weeks there was a massive improvement and after seven to nine weeks it was completely gone from my scalp."I know this works. It has given me back my freedom. I was a stone's throw from suicide," he said.
Before he began using his oil, 85pc of David's body was also covered with psoriasis. Now it is down to 40pc and there is no itch. David wants to market the formula he has called Abbey Oils Solutions.
One young woman who was also suffering with the condition was happy to try it out because she too had tried "just about everything". The 24-year-old, who asked not to be identified, has also been astounded by the results.
Within two weeks, her scalp psoriasis had cleared. After seven weeks the condition which covered up to 60pc of her body had reduced to less than 5pc.
"It has changed my life immensely. It is brilliant. I was able to wear short sleeve tops and shorts when I went on holidays recently," she said.
David Duncan can be contacted at: scalppsoriasis@gmail.com. Courtsey fo PCV Matt Heller
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/irishman-hits-on-cure-for-psoriasis-13501780.html#ixzz0VyWCEvRU
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Germany to Help Develop Moroccan Solar-Thermal Energy Projects.
Last Updated: November 6, 2009 .By Jeremy van Loon
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg)
Germany plans to help Morocco develop a water-desalination plant and electricity generators using solar power as part of a larger program to expand the use of renewable energy in the North African nation. Funding and specifics of the solar accord will be discussed at talks next week in Rabat between the two governments, Sabine Brickenkamp, a spokeswoman for the German economic cooperation and development ministry, said in an interview.
Morocco, the only country in the region with a power cable to Europe, imports 97 percent of its energy. The nation is vying with Algeria, Tunisia and Libya for 400 billion euros ($596 billion) of investments in solar-energy systems over the coming decades as the EU seeks to trim emissions from coal and natural gas power plants by importing clean power from the Sahara.
The nation of 36 million people this week announced a plan to invest $9 billion to install 2,000 megawatts of solar power through 2020, the equivalent of about two nuclear power plants and about 20 percent of Morocco’s electricity consumption.
German companies including Munich Re, Siemens AG and RWE AG in July announced a plan called Desertec to probe the potential to generate electricity in North Africa using solar-thermal systems to pipe power in cables under the Mediterranean Sea to provide 15 percent of Europe’s electrical needs by mid-century.
Solar-thermal systems heat a fluid by concentrating the sun’s rays on a tube. The liquid produces steam that turns turbines. The world’s largest solar-thermal system is in California’s Mojave Desert, operated by a group of U.S. companies.
Details of the desalination plant, which will use energy from the sun to extract salt from sea water, will be worked out next week, Brickenkamp said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jeremy van Loon in Berlin at jvanloon@bloomberg.net
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aPedRgp9DzRM
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Research and Markets: The Medical Device Market: Morocco - In 2009, the Health Budget is Programmed to Increase by 20%.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/992405/the_medical_device) has announced the addition of the "The Medical Device Market: Morocco" report to their offering.
This in-depth medical device market report is ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in medical markets and have access to a wealth of statistical data. Each report opens with an outlook section that provides analysis of the market, 5-year market forecasts, national data projections, market outlook and key developments such as regulation, health facilities and government policy. The report also provides extensive background information, population trends, health status, health expenditure, organisation & administration, hospital services, medical personnel, healthcare development, market access information, trade data and essential industry contacts. Included with the report are 3 free quarterly updated outlook reports, enabling you to keep up to date with market developments for a year.
Situated in the north-west corner of Africa, the Islamic Kingdom of Morocco is the closest of the African countries to Europe, the northern port of Tangier forming a gateway to Spain, which lies the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar. Morocco has enjoyed nine years of consecutive economic growth since 2000 and the economy averaged an annual growth rate of 4.7% between 2004 and 2008.
The government has embarked on a major overhaul of the health sector, following two decades of under-funding and mismanagement. In addition to the modernisation and upgrading of existing facilities, the Ministry of Health's development programme includes the provision of three new teaching hospitals in Fez, Marrakech and Oujda.
Implementation of a long-awaited universal health insurance scheme, which finally began in 2005, is expected to provide substantial additional funding for the health sector. Initially aimed at salaried workers, the scheme has been expanded to cover the self-employed, whilst 2009 will see the extension of a pilot scheme for those on very low incomes.
In 2009, the health budget is programmed to increase by 20% in part to fund improved access to health services, particularly in rural areas. Spending on services and supplies is set to rise by 16.6% following a 72.5% increase in 2008, whilst capital investment will increase by 17.7%. In September 2008, a revised list of reimbursable medical devices was published. The new list increases the number of devices reimbursable under the universal health insurance scheme from 172 to 869.
After a three-year period of stagnation, the medical market registered significant growth in 2003 and 2004 and is on course to reach US$147 million in 2009. However, per capita medical device spending remains low at less than US$5 and there is considerable potential for further expansion.
The local medical device manufacturing industry remains at an embryonic stage, leaving most sectors of the market reliant on foreign imports, which totalled US$124 million in 2007.
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For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/992405/the_medical_device
Source: Espicom Business Intelligence Ltd
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UNDP human development report belittled achievements in macro-economic balances -minister.
Rabat
The report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) did not take into consideration the positive results Morocco has achieved in keeping macro-economic balances, nor the projects launched in the country, Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity said on Wednesday.
Answering a question on the "fall of the human development index" in the house of Representatives' question time, Nouzha Skalli said the index was unchanged, even if the UNDP report ranks Morocco among the first twenty countries in terms of development dynamics of the human development index.
She said experts recognise that the indices stagnate since 20 years, noting that the UNDP report for 2010 will focus on examining the development index itself in order to take into account other criteria that can measure the efforts made in social, economic and democratic development. http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/social/undp_human_developme/view
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Istanbul Calling: Surfing for Brides.
October 27, 2009 Yigal Schleifer
There’s a lot of talk these days about Turkey’s growing influence and reputation in the Arab and Muslim worlds. One place where this can be seen very clearly is in Gokce, a dirt-poor village near Turkey’s border with Syria. In the last year, the Arabic-speaking village’s men — many of whom still practice polygamy — have started looking for second wives online, where, thanks to Turkey’s growing clout and visibility in the Middle East, Turkish bride surfers are suddenly seen as quite a catch by women in the region.
For a number of reasons, the villagers have had particular success in luring Moroccan women to Gokce. From a recent Eurasianet piece of mine about the village and its online bride hunters:…..
More here: (Courtsey from Collen Daley)
http://thefastertimes.com/turkey/2009/10/27/istanbul-calling-surfing-for-brides/
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Stars of 'Sex and the City 2' Spotted Filming in Morocco. November 03, 2009
Both Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon are captured on camera shooting for the 'Sex and the City' sequel at Marrakech, one of the country's biggest cities.
More below:
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00028540.html
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Morocco: Touring the Moroccan Foodscape .
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 by Jillian C. York
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/11/04/morocco-touring-the-moroccan-foodscape/
Morocco: Here Comes the Sun.
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/11/05/morocco-here-comes-the-sun/
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