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Colin Watson a Painter who Captures ”the Otherness” of Morocco

He graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Ulster and has exhibited at the Pyms Gallery London, Jorgensen Fine Arts and the Royal Academy Dublin, One Oxford Street Belfast and other Belfast galleries, the Lawrence Arnott Gallery in 2007, where he is exhibiting again on the 8th June -3rd July 2010.
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[Reviews] Tunisian Duo Bridges East and West with Unique Musical Fusion

If you like Andalusian, Jazz, Middle Eastern, Flamenco, or classic Chamber music then you will find Amine and Hamza a very interesting duo. If you like all these genres, then you are in for a treat....
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[Reviews] Hannibal Coming to a Theater Near Your: Beware of Hollywood

Once again Hollywood is preparing to re-write history. Nothing wrong if they get their facts right, but between wrong information and excessive romanticizing, true history may end up being diluted by a commercially-focused Hollywood....
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[Reviews] A Visit to Douar Tafza, the Berber Ecomuseum in the Ourika Valley

By Colin Kilkelly*: As you come to the last corner at the entrance to the Ourika Valley, 35 minutes from Marrakech you can see on your right the little Berber village of Tafza. Before you decide to bypass its centre, you may want to know that it houses a priceless gem, the Berber ecomuseum of Douar Tafza....
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[Reviews] Religious And Secular Forces Clash Over Women’s Status In Mediterranean World

New Book by Authors of American Religious Identification Survey: The Mediterranean world is a region in flux and under strain and poses striking challenges to the many peoples who live there. That was the conclusion of a group of researchers from nine countries who gathered in 2007 at what has been called “an extraordinary meeting” of scholars representing “all of the major faiths that crowd the Mediterranean shores.”...
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[Reviews] Rainbow Nation Revisited: Innovative Approach, Outstanding Performance

Reviews: I came across an outstanding album of Algerian folk singer Idir, “La France des Couleurs,” is old enough since it was actually released in 2007 by the Saint George record label. ...
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Colin Watson a Painter who Captures ”the Otherness” of Morocco

He graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Ulster and has exhibited at the Pyms Gallery London, Jorgensen Fine Arts and the Royal Academy Dublin, One Oxford Street Belfast and other Belfast galleries, the Lawrence Arnott Gallery in 2007, where he is exhibiting again on the 8th June -3rd July 2010.
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Tunisian Duo Bridges East and West with Unique Musical Fusion

If you like Andalusian, Jazz, Middle Eastern, Flamenco, or classic Chamber music then you will find Amine and Hamza a very interesting duo. If you like all these genres, then you are in for a treat.
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Hannibal Coming to a Theater Near Your: Beware of Hollywood

Once again Hollywood is preparing to re-write history. Nothing wrong if they get their facts right, but between wrong information and excessive romanticizing, true history may end up being diluted by a commercially-focused Hollywood.
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A Visit to Douar Tafza, the Berber Ecomuseum in the Ourika Valley

By Colin Kilkelly*: As you come to the last corner at the entrance to the Ourika Valley, 35 minutes from Marrakech you can see on your right the little Berber village of Tafza. Before you decide to bypass its centre, you may want to know that it houses a priceless gem, the Berber ecomuseum of Douar Tafza.
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Religious And Secular Forces Clash Over Women’s Status In Mediterranean World

New Book by Authors of American Religious Identification Survey: The Mediterranean world is a region in flux and under strain and poses striking challenges to the many peoples who live there. That was the conclusion of a group of researchers from nine countries who gathered in 2007 at what has been called “an extraordinary meeting” of scholars representing “all of the major faiths that crowd the Mediterranean shores.”
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Rainbow Nation Revisited: Innovative Approach, Outstanding Performance

Reviews: I came across an outstanding album of Algerian folk singer Idir, “La France des Couleurs,” is old enough since it was actually released in 2007 by the Saint George record label.
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Sounia Johnson

Sounia Johnson is a Correspondent for The North Africa Journal, based in Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Johnson is Frenco-Algerian, born in Algeria and grew up in Saint-Denis, a multicultural Pan-African suburb near Paris, France. In addition to her role in The North Africa Journal, Sounia is the coordinator of North African Affairs at the Levantine Cultural Center, a non-profit think-tank organization dedicated to promoting cultures and strengthening Arab-American relations in Los Angeles. Sounia’s bicultural heritage and international experience has equipped her with an unparalleled cross-cultural understanding governing socio-political and racial tensions in France. Her expertise lies in the area of French Algerian relations from an urban perspective, exploring assimilation issues of Northern Africans in France and beyond. Her commitment to dispelling institutionalized beliefs is unwavering. Sounia is fluent in English, French and has a basic command of the German language.
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