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Come Join me at the Amazigh Festival in Fes, Morocco. SOUS LE HAUT PATRONAGE DE SA MAJESTE LE ROI MOHAMMEDVI LE 8èmeFESTIVAL DE LA CULTURE AMAZIGHE A FES DU 13 AU 15 JUILLET 2012 DU 13 AU 15 JUILLET 2012 Organisateurs : Fondation Esprit de Fès, AssociationFès Saiss, Centre Sud Nord Partenaires : Institut Royal de la Culture Amazighe,Fondation BMCE My presentation is on July 13. 2012. The Title is: “The MoroccanDiaspora in the State of Utah: What Are We Doing to Promote and Maintain theMoroccan Identity, Language, and Culture.” The following following pictures are from the 2011, " FESTIVAL DE LA CULTURE AMAZIGHE A FES"

Dear Keith, Back in Washington: Everything was perfect and the results beyond expectations. I hope I will be able to meet the rest of your wonderful family next time when I visit Utah. All the best to you and your family. Rachad Bouhlal 

Moroccan Argan Oil and Treasures are now available in Salt Lake City. Visit this Web Site and enjoy a little of Morocco - Owner is Nihal Amarir. www.MoroccanOilImports.com

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...