Travel The Middle East

of me and a Moroccan kid in front of a doorway in Essaouira Morocco Have you visited Essaouira Morocco? What’s your favorite city in Morocco?

n Kareem to my Muslim brothers and sisters around the world. Whether you are Muslim or not, Middle East travel during Ramadan is an experience in itself. For the past week, I have been giving advice and tips on how to have a unique iftar experience in different countries throughout the Middle East, good for foreigners […]

my Morocco travel, I took several road trips. On this photo, a surprising vista of the Moroccan countryside Have you ever been to Morocco? What was your favorite vista during your Morocco travel?

here for Middle East Study Abroad Part 1! This shall be part 4 of the Egypt vs Morocco series, but version 4.2 as this is the second part of Middle East study abroad! Today I will review the two Middle East study abroad programs I participated in: ALIN at the American University of Cairo in […]

t 4 of the Egypt vs Morocco series, I will share with you my experiences, similarities and differences of Egypt and Morocco study abroad programs I participated in. In Egypt, I attended the Intensive Arabic program at the American University in Cairo; in Morocco, I enrolled as a transient student, transferring all credits to […]

I have a little compilation of entries about different views, in Egypt and Morocco, of the hijab and Islam. They are journal entries I wrote while I studied abroad in both Egypt and Morocco between summer 2008-fall 2009. Very interesting reads. No. 1 – How I offended a hijabi in Egypt It was in […]

ntry is in my journal, written while I lived in Morocco and dated Oct.10th.2009 *Background info – Sukeina’s family is high-class, originally from Fes, but stayed in a residence in Ifrane close to campus during Ramadan, just so they could be together in such special time. This “data” might be important as to customs […]

all know, I have traveled throughout the Middle East and lived both in Egypt and Morocco, all while studying abroad during college. Today I will share with you one of my journal entries throughout that time, dated Sept.8th.2009, a day I wrote about nuances between Egypt and Morocco: Two completely different countries. While […]