Mediterranean Crossroads: The 2016 AIMS Conference

The 2016 AIMS Conference, titled “Mediterranean Crossroads: Spanish-Maghribi Relations in Past and Present” kicked off on Saturday May 14th at the Grand Hotel Villa de France, with three panels that cast a new light on the history and people of this region.

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Green Journalism Workshop

On May 13 we were pleased to host a “Green Journalism” climate change workshop for journalists from Tangier, Tetouan and Laraiche   The workshop , offered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the U.S. Embassy, was the second of five to be held in Arabic (in Oujda, Tangier, Ouarzazate, Marrakesh and Agadir) and two in … Read more Green Journalism Workshop


Columbia’s Hisham Aidi Returns to Tangier

Our thanks to Columbia University professor and author Hisham Aidi for returning to his home town to participate in this month’s Salon International de Tanger des Livres et des Arts. In his round table on “The Artistic Power of Tangier,” Dr. Aidi deconstructed certain stereotypes of expatriate Tangier writers/artists and pointed out the rich diversity … Read more Columbia’s Hisham Aidi Returns to Tangier