On the night of Jan. 14, bonfires will light up Morocco as millions of Amazigh people celebrate Yennayer, a time-honored tradition marking both the end of one year and the beginning of a fresh one.
CASABLANCA, Morocco (JTA) — Raizel Raskin’s office feels like a cluttered museum of Moroccan Jewish heritage. A photo from an old Jewish summer camp lays on the table. Another, of a rabbi ...
Because 5775 was a “shmita,” or sabbatical year, when Jewish law prohibits agricultural activity in Israel, demand for etrogs grown in Morocco is especially high this season. ASSADS ...
For decades, Islamists and pan-Arab nationalists have questioned the need to constitutionalise Amazigh language, particularly ...