Moroccan Word of the Month: Ijtimaa
Ljtimaa: a gathering of people.
While for the time being getting together and cross-cultural connection might not be hopping on a plane, we hope to do our part to connect the world in any way we can.
We have curated these experiences to get you in the Moroccan mood.
And when the time is right, we can’t wait to help you experience Morocco and enjoy an Ijtimaa in person!
Music
Give this spotify playlist a listen and learn some of our team’s favorite Moroccan songs, provided by our partners at Experience Morocco!
Food & Drink
For more great recipes, check out the full book by La Maison Arabe: Moroccan Recipes.
Movies
The exotic visuals of Morocco featured in films...
Sex and the City 2
Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation
Hidalgo
The Mummy
Prince of Persia
Of Gods and Men
Hideous Kinky
Marock
The Sheltering Sky
Series- Game of Thrones
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Essaouira, the real-life Astapor
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Aït Benhaddou, the real-life Yunkai
Reading List
Hope and other dangerous pursuits – Laila Lalami
The voices of Marrakech – Elias Canetti
Naked lunch – William Burroughs
The sheltering sky – Paul Bowles
For bread alone – Mohamed Choukri
A street in Marrakech – Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
The spider’s house – Paul Bowles
Gravity according to birds – Leo Skala
Virtual Experiences
Take a virtual tour of the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s “In Front of Picasso” collection.
You can even stream free live music concerts being performed in Morocco.
The 30 minute concerts will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
You can watch on Facebook or the Orchestre Philharmonique du MarocYoutube channel.
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