Martin Exports

Last week I visited an Arabic Class at Oakridge Elementary School. It was enjoyable having elementary school students show me what they had learned from their teacher. They also eagerly learned new words: My Family 3a'ilatee عائلتي Son ibn ابن Daughter ibna or bint ابنة \ بنت . The teacher is using her Arabic to help her children and their classmates; as they grow up they can speak Arabic with their friends and most people around won’t understand a word they are saying.

The following are the Articles sent me by the Moroccan Embassy in Washington DC, with the only comment, that these are " news articles from the US media on the legislative elections in Morocco." Since all emphasize the new Election from different points of view, I'm putting all in this blog for history, Keith By MATT BRADLEY NOVEMBER 27, 2011 Wall Street STREET JOURNAL A victory by the Justice and Development Party in Morocco's first parliamentary elections since Arab Spring-inspired constitutional changes looked set to make Morocco the second Arab country this year to bring a moderate Islamist party into power. The party, known as the PJD, won 107 seats in Morocco's 395-seat parliament, more than twice the number of seats they hold in the current assembly. If the PJD can form a coalition, an Islamist now appears certain to become Morocco's prime minister for the first time in history, thanks to a set of democratic-leaning constitutional changes passed la...

Pictures often "speak louder than words." Share with me through pictures the enjoyment I had speaking at the Annual Amazigh Festival and visiting the Moroccan cities of Fez and Rabat.

It was a great honor to address the "LE 7ème FESTIVAL DE LA CULTURE AMAZIGHE A FES", MOROCCO ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY. The presentation was 98% pictures to composite for any complications I may have with my Arabic and French. The presentation focused on The Asian, Middle East, European and Moroccan and Amazighe cultures. The pictures showed weddings, eating, languages, religions, celebrations, etc. and the way these are performed in the four cultures. The concluding comments focused on diversity in Morocco and especially amoung the Amazighe people, who are 30 to 50% of the population and how many of the Amazighe people speak 4+ languages, which often include Arabic, French, and English, and how they have during thousands of years benefited from the numerous cultures who have inhabited the land which they have enjoyed for thousands of years. In the picture is Professor Fatima Sadiqi, myself, Ahmed Boukouss, and Profess Moha Ennaji.

SOUS LE HAUT PATRONAGE DE SA MAJESTE LE ROI MOHAMMED VI LA FONDATION ESPRIT DE FES organise en partenariat avec L'ASSOCIATION FES SAISS, Le CENTRE SUD NORD, La Fondation BMCE et L'UNIVERSITE SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH LE 7ème FESTIVAL DE LA CULTURE AMAZIGHE A FES DU 15 AU 17 JUILLET 2011 -CONGRES: PALAIS DES CONGRES -SOIREES ARTISTIQUES : BAB MAKINA, MEDINA ((20 :30) -FESTIVAL DANS LA VILLE : BAB BOUJLOUD (19 :00) -EXPOSITIONS : PALAIS DES CONGRES -PIECE THEATRALE : COMPLEXE AL HOURRIYA Congrès international sur le thème : "La langue amazighe dans l'éducation et les médias au Maghreb et dans la diaspora" En Hommage à Monsieur Mohand Laensar PROGRAMME ****Vendredi 15 juillet 16 :00 : Accueil des Participants 16 :15 : Visite des Expositions 16 : 30 : Ouverture du Colloque et du Festival - Allocution de M le Président de la Fondation Esprit de Fès - Allocution du...