Coming up at Spertus
"Intertwined Identities: Music of NorthernMorocco's Jews." Moroccan music expert Vanessa Paloma explores the Arabic, Hebraic and Spanish cultural strands that define Jewish music of northern Morocco. 2 p.m. March 18, $8-$18 — Howard Reich
Russia ready to engage on U.N. Syria draft resolution
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said a European-Arab draft resolution on Syria circulated to the U.N. Security Council on Friday was unacceptable in parts, but Russia was ready to "engage" on it. Churkin spoke to...
Islamists poised to redefine society in the Arab world
They are preparing to play a dominant role in drafting new constitutions reflecting Arab Spring's ideology of hope By Fawaz Turki, Special to Gulf News Image Credit: ©Gulf News The success at the polls of Islamists (as political activists who draw on the Quran as...
As Davos Winds Down, Greek Pessimism Reigns
Massoud Hayoun Food prices, China's currency, the future of the Arab revolutions, and the end of Greece -- all in a day's work in Switzerland Reuters Post-Spring Leaders Ask Davos to Overcome Islamophobia Post-Spring North African party chiefs asked Davos attendants...
Is wind power as clean as renewable energy proponents say?
Alaska Dispatch Erik Vance | The Christian Science Monitor | Jan 27, 2012 Like the oil drilling rig that became an icon of the Industrial Age, the giant, spinning wind turbine has become a global image of clean power. No longer a futuristic dream of environmentalists,...
The New Frontiersman: Africa, Middle East to receive free Wikipedia mobile access
By Clayton Crockett Opinion Editor ABDELJALIL BOUNHAR / The Associated Press Pro-democracy protesters march through a lower income neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco, on Sunday denouncing the newly elected government and the king. Morocco is among the nations to soon...
Islamists defend Arab democracy, stressing inclusion and reminding West of its own problems
ANGELA CHARLTON, PAUL SCHEMM DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Newly empowered Islamist leaders stood up for Arab democracy Friday, saying extremists need to be brought into the fold and chiding the West for objectifying women and income inequalities. The prime ministers of...
Good to meet you … Cordy Swope
A New Yorker living in Germany tells of his love for the Guardian, which began in Morocco thanks to the late actor Richard Harris larger | smaller Good to meet you … Cordy Swope I fell in love with the Guardian on a holiday long ago in Morocco, where I stayed at the...
Strike in Moroccan phosphate firm
RABAT (Reuters) - OCP, Morocco's main export earner and one of the world's leading suppliers of phosphate and fertilizers, said operations were unaffected by a call for a strike on Friday by one of the country's main trade unions which disputes the monopoly's claim....
Recently Released Market Study: Morocco Oil Markets, 2011
Recently Released Market Study: Morocco Oil Markets, 2011 http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/recently-released-market-study-morocco-oil-markets-2011-124055.htm Fast Market Research recommends "Morocco Oil Markets, 2011" from GlobalData, now available Williamstown,...