Hooray! 36-year-old Moroccan Jaouad Gharib just became the second Moroccan to win a medal at this year’s Olympic Games (Hasna Benhassi was the first, with a bronze in the women’s 800m). Gharib, from Khenifra, didn’t start running until he was 22 and is known for constantly fiddling with his shirt, tucking and untucking it, during […]
Yesterday – August 19 – marks three years since I arrived in Meknes to live. I remember the anxiety I felt as I got on the airplane, and the sense of being so lost in the world the first few days I was there. I arrived at the airport in Casa and was picked up […]
Some links to keep you busy: A Protestor’s Guide to the Democratic National Convention What does the rest of the world think about U.S. elections? Voices without Votes knows. Saudi girls deserve sports heroes, too; my latest blogging venture. WeOp-Ed: Participatory media at its finest (idea-wise, that is). And in the totally random category (well, […]