Originally posted on Hawkins Bay Dispatch:
“El-Daif” (The Guest), written by Ibrahim Eissa and directed by Khalid El-Bagoury, has become a box-office hit in Egypt (iProduction Company) Islamic scholars say that ‘El-Daif’ is distorting key Islamic teachings – but its director disagrees 15 Feb 2019 | MEE Staff, Cairo | Middle East Eye In a…
A railway line between Morocco and Spain
This article dated February 16, 2019 and published in Middle East Monitor: Africa, Europe & Russia, Morocco, News, Spain is about a railway line between Morocco and Spain that could be launched soon. Morocco-Spain railway to be launched ‘soon’ A railway line between Morocco and Spain could be launched soon, Morocco’s Transport State Secretary announced […]
Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures Discovered in Western Sahara
Originally posted on Truth Troubles:
Source: Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures Discovered in Western Sahara
Exploring Houmt Souk on fabled Djerba
Originally posted on notesfromcamelidcountry:
The island of Djerba comes with a storied history. In Homer’s ancient Greek epic, The Odyssey, Djerba is the Land of the Lotus Eaters where, after a decade of war with the Trojans, Odysseus – Ulysses as he was known to the Romans – is stranded while trying to return home to…
‘Outside Servitude’: A Novel Exploring Enslavement in Mauritania
Originally posted on ArabLit:
There are only a handful of Mauritanian novels in English: one translation from French and the few novels written and self-published by Mohamed Bouya Bamba: By July Blalack Eight years have passed since Mohamed Bouya Bamba wrote and self-published Angels of Mauritania and the Curse of the Language, a novel which was…
The Travelling Foodie Guide To Street Food In Kairouan, Tunisia
Originally posted on The Travelling Foodie:
Founded by the Arabs around 670, Kairouan became a dominant trading hub and centre of Islamic scholarship in the 9th century, when Aghlabid emirs ruled Kairouan and built many of its monuments.? The city is a?UNESCO World Heritage Site?and is regarded by many Muslims as the fourth holiest site…
DaOuali
Originally posted on An Englishwoman in Algeria:
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. -Virginia Woolf On my return to Algeria, after five lonely months spent in Britain, we celebrated our reunion by dining out that same evening at one of Oran’s many restaurants. I was in a…
