Morocco’s rich culture and breathtaking landscapes offer a unique travel experience filled with history, tradition, and ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad But despite aita's position in Moroccan culture, the genre’s popularity does ...

The Spanish government has been making attempts to calm media frustration over the ongoing delays in the reopening of customs borders between Morocco and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla ...

Ahmed Al Ameri: This honour is a testament to the Ruler of Sharjah’s vision, which positioned culture as a cornerstone for ...

Gérard Larcher, President of the French Senate, will embark on an official visit to Morocco from February 23 to 26, in a move ...

SIDI YAHYA ZAER, Morocco (AP) — Mbarka Moullablad’s family frowned when she first told them she planned to make a living as a cheikha, singing about love, pain, and societal change to the ...

But despite aita's position in Moroccan culture, the genre’s popularity does not always translate into acceptance for those who perform it. Cheikha are often stigmatized, eroticized, and pushed ...

Women like her are the stewards of one of Morocco’s most cherished oral traditions: a form of folk singing known as aita, which means a “cry” or “lament” in Arabic. From smoky bars and ...