Essaouira, known until the 1960s as Mogador, is a port city in the western Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It has 77,966 inhabitants as of 2014.
MawlayHassan bin Mohammed, known as Hassan I, born in 1836 in Fes and died on 9 June 1894 in Tadla, was a sultan of Morocco from 12 September 1873 to 7 June 1894, as a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. He was proclaimed sultan after the death of his father Mawlay Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman. Mawlay Hassan was among the most successful sultans. He increased the power of the makhzen in Morocco and at a time when so much of the rest of Africa was falling under foreign control, he brought in military and administrative reforms to strengthen the regime within its own territory, and he carried out an active military and diplomatic program on the periphery. He died on 9 June 1894 and was succeeded by his son Abd al-Aziz.
Al Akhawayn University is an independent, public, not-for-profit, coeducational university in Ifrane, Morocco, 70 km (43 mi) from the imperial city of Fez, in the Middle Atlas Mountains. The medium of instruction is the English language.
Abdelkebir Khatibi was a prolific Moroccan literary critic, novelist, philosopher, playwright, poet, and sociologist. Affected in his late twenties by the rebellious spirit of 1960s counterculture, he challenged in his writings the social and political norms upon which the countries of the Maghreb region were constructed. His collection of essays Maghreb pluriel is one of his most notable works.
Moroccan rap music is a Moroccan musical style related to rap and hip hop culture.
Moroccan Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Moroccan descent, as well as people from the state of Morocco who are ethno-linguistic and religious minorities. According to the 2024 Census, there were 300,000 Canadians who claimed full or partial Moroccan ancestry, an increase compared to the 2006 Census. A large minority of Moroccan Canadians are Moroccan Jews.
Fadel Benyaich or Benaich is a senior member of the royal cabinet of King Mohammed VI, reportedly in charge of relations with Spain. He studied at the Collège Royal with Mohammed VI.
The General Directorate of Studies and Documentation is the foreign intelligence agency of Morocco, under authority of the Administration for National Defense. It is officially tasked with maintaining national security and the safety of national institutions.
The General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, is the civilian domestic intelligence service of Morocco. It is tasked with the monitoring and anticipation of potentially subversive domestic activities.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Latifa El Bouhsini is a university professor at the Faculty of Education Sciences in Rabat, and has been a member of the National Office of the School of Citizenship for Political Studies, ECEP, in Rabat since 2012. Bouhsini is also a member of the national office of the Moroccan Organization of Human Rights She is a writer and a leftist feminist activist who holds a PhD in history and civilizations and writes prolifically about the history of the feminist movement in Morocco. Bouhsini is also a trainer specialized in gender and women's rights, and she is a speaker at the National Human Rights Council.
Ahmed Badouj was a Moroccan Amazigh actor, director, screenwriter and man of the theater who was born in 1950 in Mesguina in the village of Ifrkhs.
Nouhaila Arif is a Moroccan actress. She is best known for her role in Nabil Ayouch's 2021 film Casablanca Beats, which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Mohamed El Habachi was a Moroccan actor. He was widely considered to be one of the pioneers of cinema and theater in Morocco, and was known for his performances in many Moroccan films such as Blood Wedding and The Barber of the Poor Quarter.
Bachir Skiredj was a Moroccan actor, filmmaker, comedian, and screenwriter. A popular entertainer for decades, he was best known for his role in Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi's À la recherche du mari de ma femme, a box office success.
Brahim Saâdoune is a Moroccan student who joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a fighter-volunteer. Saâdoune was captured during the Battle of Volnovakha and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in what has been described as a "show trial".
Les inqualifiables is a Moroccan comedian duo, founded in 2013 and composed of Oubeid Allah Hlal and Amine Belghazi.
Hamid Najah (1949—2024) was a Moroccan theater and film actor, set designer, poet, and artist.
