Ifrane: The Arab World’s Own ‘Little Switzerland’
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The authorities in the town are trying to up its profile and attract visitors with new initiatives …
‘The Elusive Morsi’: President Avoids Writer Meeting
M. LYNX-QUALEY: President Morsi decided to give the traditional author meeting a miss at the opening of the Cairo Book Fair. What's he afraid of? …
Polygamy ‘the Answer to Morocco’s Marriage Woes’
According to a recent report in Le Soir, estimates from the Moroccan…
‘Be Optimistic for Egypt’: The Glass Is Half-Full
MOUSTAFA MENSHAWY, CGNEWS: You can find dozens of reasons to despair at the state of Egypt but if you look hard enough there are reasons to be cheerful …
The Menace of Mopeds in the Medina: Need for Speed
DEREK WORKMAN, VIEW FROM FEZ: Some traders and residents in the Medina have had enough of the speedy, ill-disciplined moped riders. …
‘Ambulance or Hearse?’: Life and Death in the Atlas
DEREK WORKMAN, VIEW FROM FEZ: He throws his ambulance around hairpin bends with the practiced confidence of a taxi driver. Which is what he once was. …
Taha Hussein: Arab World’s (Nearly) Nobel Choice
M. LYNX-QUALEY: He was nominated twice but never matched the Arab World's only Nobel literature prize recipient, Naguib Mahfouz. …