African Festival of the Arts Celebrates Culture: ‘it’s Like Africa in Chicago’
Swaths of vendors displaying art, brightly colored clothing and sculptures covered Washington Park on Monday, as the sounds of drumming...
Culture
Gnawa Music: Morocco’s Asmâa Hamzaoui Takes Centre-Stage
Gnawa music is a Moroccan spiritual musical tradition developed by descendants of enslaved people from sub-Saharan Africa. Combining ritual poetry...
Morocco’s Amazigh Berbers celebrate new year, demands recognition
The Amazigh, also known as Berbers, are celebrating their new year in North Africa. In Morocco's capital, Rabat, people took...
Dushanbe debated Tajikistan’s cultural and historical legacy
The issues of strengthening the mechanisms for protecting the cultural and historical heritage of Tajikistan were discussed in Dushanbe. According...
African, Arab or Amazigh? Morocco’s identity crisis
It is fair to say that the World Cup in Qatar this year has been defined by controversy like no...
