For a scene in “Traitor,” Abounouom secured a site to double as a Yemeni prison.
WRITER-director Jeffrey Nachmanoff vividly recalls his first visit to Morocco, scouting locations for his global spy thriller " Traitor." "We'd been flying on a plane for something like 15 hours straight," the first-time feature director says. "We landed in Marrakech, and it was 110 degrees in the airport, no AC, and just a sea of people. We're like, it's going to take us two hours to get through customs, and we're just overwhelmed.
Moroccan Diaspora Project: Mapping Moroccan presence in the world
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Morocco “Island of Peace”Sunday, 20 June 2010Washington, DC (June 17, 2010) — Today, US Christian leaders highlighted Morocco’s long history of friendship and cooperation with the US, its deep respect for religious tolerance and “historic... + Full Story
Morocco's Water Programmes: A Regional ModelTuesday, 08 June 2010The arid Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces imminent water challenges due to climate change and demographic pressure, but some countries, such as Morocco, have begun the task of aggressively securing future water supplies.