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Pam DiMeo, Morocco DeskOfficer, and I are nowpreparing another groupof forty Volunteers fortheir departure to Moroccothis summer. They willserve as veterinarians andanimal husbandryspecialists, heal th andsanitation extensionists, aswell as university and ESPEnglish teachers. Inresponse to a question con.cerning their goals forPeace Corps service, someof Morocco's future Volun-

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The following is a regularreport from the PCMorocco Desk inWashington, su bmitted byDesk Assistant ChristySchildwachter (Beni Mellal1988/91).

Salem oualleykoom! Greet-ings from the MoroccoDesk at Peace CorpsWashington. These areexciting times for PeaceCorps M9rocco, which con-tinues to grow followingthe evacuation of Volun-teers and the programsuspension of 1991.

of about forty-seven Volun-teers left for Morocco inOctober 1991, and weresworn in January 1992.These "new" Volunteersare now working inprojects ranging fromveterinary extension andhealth/sanitation, to parks,wildlife, environmental,education, and teachingthe visually impaired. Thetotal number of Volunteersin Morocco currentlystands at seventy-six.

teers had this to say:

... "1 will do my best toteach as well an d to asmany people as I can.After visiting Morocco forten days in 1990, I ameager to return to this cul-turally rich country."

... "1 am ready to acceptthis challenge, and I amlooking forward to ex-changing knowledge andideas with the MoroccanPeople. "

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these prospective Volun-teers on the phone inrecent weeks, we havebeen impressed by theircuriosity, their en-thusiasm, and their wi!llpg-ness to learn as much' aspossible about Moroccoand Moroccans. We lookforward to hearing morefrom them as they headoff for sites throughoutMorocco and begin to ex-perience Moroccan culturefirst-hand.

In conjunction with there-release, Moroccan Minis-ter of Tourism, AbdelkaderBenslimane, and Royal AirMaroc held a meeting withtour operators in NewYork.

Casablanca is being playedagain. The Warner Bros.film celebrates its fiftiethanniversary this year,originally being releasedon 26 November 1942.

Now owned by Turner En-tertainment, the filmpremiered (in its originalblack and white), again,on 7 April in New YorkCity at the Museum ofModern Art. It will bereleased nationally soon.

The purpose of the meet-ing was to outline the com-

mitment of the Moroccangovernment to a New Eraof Tourism in Morocco.Tourism is Morocco's firstsource of foreign ex-change.

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After the conference, at-tendees were treated to agala at the Plaza Hotel.The evening consisted ofdining on Moroccandelicacies, a haute couturefashion show of Moroccancaftans and tkshatas, anda program of Moroccanmusic and dance. (CallRoyal ,Air Maroc inWashington DC at 800/428-5550 for more informationabout travel opportunitiesto Morocco.)

September 1991, saw thefirst broadcast from theMiddle East BroadcastingCenter (MBC).

Broadcasting from aformer spaghetti factoryin London, programming isbeamed by satellite to allof .the Arab world.

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Nominated for eightAcademy Awards in 1942,the film is still ranked byaudiences as one of thebest and most favoredfilms of all time. Mostpeople have never seen ituninterrupted, however,according to Turner Enter-tainment President RogerMayer.

It is the first all-Arabictelevision network.

Backed by Saudi inves-tors, it is hoped that thenetwork can be a "catalystfor understanding", saidStephen Marney, head ofnews. He further statedthat the network "willstay away from toeing anyt ' 1 1. "par lCU ar me. *,,"'-"';.:;:..

A complete melodrama, thefilm "was engineered tostress the importance of ahopelessly outdated value:sacrifice," according to

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As reported in theJanuary 1992 FOM Newslet-ter, Morocco has beenrecognized for the improve.ment of human rights byreleasing as many as 5,090,"political prisoners, ff

Amnesty InternationalGroup 11 (Brooklyn NY) ishoping to help enablethose released to make asuccessful and peacefuladjustment back intoMoroccan society.

Hosted by the OzarkRPCVs, it will base itsprogram on meaningfulpost-Peace Corps contribu-tions as a part of our na-tional resources.

The Amnesty International

For conference informa-tion, contact BruceHamaker (501/443-9311),Phil I:. Mary Alice Serafini(501/521-0291), orJonathan '" Becky McCain

(501/575-0833)

RPCVs .for Environmentand Sustainable Develop-ment. Write to 1921 Bow-man Court, Topeka, Kansas66604.

Lesbian, GaT A BisezuaIRPCVa Write to LGB RPCV(use acronym), P. O. Box65248, Washington, DC20035-5248

Morocco was commendedfor a family program thathas increased contracep-tive use to about fortypercent and for generalawareness of family plan-ning techniques, despite arelatively high level of il-

literacy.

RPCVs Working .for a So-cial Democratic World Or-der. Write to P. O. Box20900, Piedmont, California94620-0900.

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goal is to raise $5,000.00to send to the formeradopted cases and theirfamilies. Amnesty's Group11 is askina' interestedRPCV s to help with finan-cial upport or with find-ing other sources of aid.

If you would like more in-formation, contact AmnestyInternational Group 11, c/oPaul A. Carroll (MRPCV1980/82), 390 SachettStreet, Brooklyn NY 11231(tel. 718/330-6391).

Following are sollie Non-Country-of-Service andNon-Geographic ,IssueRPCV groups that youIlJight find 0/ interest. Wewill try to lIIen tion lIIoreas they are made knownto us.,

Noted forPopulationProgramThe Population Crisis Com-mittee issued its annualreport to countries aroundthe world on 2 February1992, finding the UnitedStates and Saudi Arabiaamon. the worst andMorocco among the bestcountries for implementingor improving populationplanning pro.rams.

Don't forget that the Na-tional Council of ReturnedPeace Corps Volunteers31st Annual Gathering willbe held 9-11 July 1992, atFayetteville, Arkansas.

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~The .following informationwas submitted by ourreaders to help us keeptrack. I.f you have newsabout you, your .friends,other Peace Corps volun-teers, former Peace Corpsrelated persons, or anyother Moroccophile, send itin .for the Ash Khabarnacolumn.

ing for one of her bestfriend s, Trudo;y Perrr(RPCV Morocco). Trud;yhas since married, thoughher married name is notknown. Her last know ad-dress was in Georgia.Jackie is returning homethis summer and wouldlike to contact Trud;y for

a reunion. Jackie can becontacted at AmericanUniversity in Cairo, P. O.Box 2511-C.I.T./A.I.D.,11511 Cairo, Egypt.

Craig Storti (Sali 1970/72,TBFL) has written A FewMinor Adjustments, a hand-book for Peace Corpsvolunteers and trainees.Written for the PeaceCorps Office of SpecialServices, the book will bedistributed to all volun-teers in all Peace Corpscountries. Special Serv-ices Director says that"...the handbook will de-mystify the whole conceptof adjustment..."

Sa. Lieber.an (HRPCV1968/72) hopes to take hisfamily (which includes 15and 17 year old sons) toMorocco for a vacationsoon. Sa. would like tocontact some currentvolunteers with whom thefamily might stay or visit.Contact Sa. at 549 B 15,Ashland OR 97520.

Brahim. Blkortas, a phar-macist in Tats, Morocco, islooking for pen pals fromaround the world whohave an interest inMorocco. Brabim. is 28years old and wants toexchange correspondenceand ideas. Be is also in-terested in travel. Be canbe contacted by writinghim at Pharmacie Tats, 35avenue de Mohammed V,Tats, Morocco.

Sarka-Home's new and ex-panded updated name andadClress directory--Iots ofpeople from Morocco Ithrough Morocco VI arelisted--was printed inApril. For more informa-tion about the directoryand Harka-Home, contactJohn van der Water, 152123rd Street, SacramentoCA 95816.

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girl, Sin6ad Patricia AnnJoyce on 2 February 1992.Weighing in at 81bs 31/20z, Sin'ad has morehair than the anotherSin'ad (O'Conner). TheReilly family would like tohear from other RPCVsand their families. Writethem at 1017 N. Far-mington Road, Peoria IL61606.

VInnie Ploriani (Rlbat BIKheir 1-"/85, TEFL) remetKelly Hayford (Guercit1983-84, TBFL) last year,and the two were marriedon 21 December 1991.Vinnie and Kelly haveformed a children's enter-tainment company. Theyreleased their first albumof children's music, also inDecember. The musicpromotes self-esteem, en-vironmental &. multiculturalappreciation, and isflavored with blues/Louisiana Zydeco/bluegrasssounds. . To contact Vinnie

and Kelly, write them atAzrou Records, 1800 S.Robertson Blvd, 1901, LosAngeles CA 90035 (tel.213/271-4228).

Dr. Terry M. Bennett(MRPCV) recently auc-tioned off his collection ofrare automobiles, exoticvehicles, carnival bumpercars, and bicycles toprovide scholarships forthe next ~eneration of

Jackie Johnson (RPCVLesotho, 1978/81) is look-

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needy students at HarvardMedical School, his almamater. The auction raisedover four million dollars.Currently, Terry practicesin Rochester, NewHampshire.

Melissa ft"TBrB (MRPCV) hasbeen making presentations

about Morocco, and herexperiences there, toschools and communitygroups in Atlanta GA.Melissa is willing to speakto any type of groupabout Morocco. She canbe contacted at 1209Euclid Avenue, Atlanta GA30307 (tel. 404/523-3173).

Some recent new membersof Friends of Morocco are:Ms. A. Brooke Pickering,210 West 83rd St., Apt. 3F,

New York NY 10024; S.Louise Hoare, 1010 FithStreet, Santa Monica CA90403; and Anissa A. Han-son (ambassador's assis-tant at the U. S. Embassyin Rabat, she was marriedto the late Philip R. Han-son, former PC MoroccoDirector) PSC 74 Box 017APO AE 09718.

Royal Air Maroc hasmoved. It is now locatedwith Morocco Travel Inter-national at 704 N. GlebeRoad, Suite 200, ArlingtonVA 22203 (tel. 703/243-1000).

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The A88)cjated Pre88 (30 _rch 1992) printed a report about the threatened rest.na-tion ot I.raeU Porel.n Mlnl8ter David Lev,.. (Be Jeter withdrew the threat.) Lev,. ha.Ion. ~n known a. favorin. resolvln. proble- with I8rael'8 Arab and other MiddleBaetern neighbor.. Hi8 announce-nt rea_kened tenaione between the Sephardlc.(iereeUe ot Middle Eastern" North African extraction) and the A8hkenazta (I8nell.ot European de.cent). David Lev,. emi.rated to I.rael from hi. native Morocco,where he worked in con8tructlon.

Cox New. Service noted that Morocco abstained from a vote In the U.N. Securlt,.Council to place _nctlon. on Lib, a propoeal 8te-mg from Lib,.a'8 alle.ed in-volvement In the 1988 PanAm/Lockerble, Scotland, dlea.ter, ae well a. the 1989French airline di...ter over N..er. Statin. that the problem did not ~ a ter-ritorial threat, Morocco concurred with four other vote.. Other report. -,. thatKing Be.8ft 11 ha. propa8ed the e.tablishment of an InternatIonal court for ter-rorl... caae., under the wln.8 ot the United Nation.. Hi8 MaJe8t,. stated that a trial~f ~e ~u8ed In Lib,.. would not be credible, and that a trial ot the accu88d inEn.land or the United State. mi.ht ai80 not -.. credible. Be turther .tated thatthe creation of .uch a court "ml.ht be the appropriate beglnnin. of the new order."

The Soclet,. for Moroccan Studie. h.. announced a lecture. b,. Jon Mark. entitledMorocco In tbe M81hrebI Union. The lecture will be held on Z9 June 1991, In the lec-ture center of the School ot Oriental and Atrlcan Studt.e., Unlver.lt,. of London.Contact the &octet,. in London at 071-637 2388, or contact Dr. Benr,. Mun80n, Jr., atthe Unlverait,. of Maine, Orono MS.

Utne ~der (Merch/Aprtl 1992) he. an article entitled BebJnd the VeJJ Debate:Some Islamic remJnJst8 ciaJ.. vea. a. . .""'001 or liberation, b,. Jule8 Inda. The ar-ticle excerpt. from vartou. Interview. of wo_n who have chosen to wear or not towear the veil, and wh,. those decleton. _re ~e. De.plte the we.tern view thatthe veil I. an affront to _n'. rl.ht., the article has 8088 8Urpri.ln. CO8..entethat would dl.pute that Idea.

Utne Reader (Merch/April 1991) h.. Introduced a new Travelin,. Salon...a movable.alon ot political debate, cltl.en dlplomac,., cultural exchan.e, and 8plrltualpll.rl_ge. Allowing people-to-peopte contact and in-home vlstte, the salon will in-clude ten tour8 to 8uch dlver.e place. a. Dall, Nepal, Cube, South Africa, andIreland. Of .peclal note Ie the aaion called Blue Hen or tbe Sab- To take place11-28 November 1992, the -Ion will 8p8nd .-oat of Ita tl- with the Ni..r TauregnolRad. in the Air Mountain. and the Tenere Deeert. Th8 ealon will be led bySaharan .peclaH.t Ir- TurUe. For .-ore Infor_tlon write TraveUn. Salon, c/o UtneReader, 1624 Harmon Place, Mlnneapo1ta MN 66403 (teL 612/645-6766).

"Morocco In Chl~," the Retail Store I-.e review talk.. about a new coftee .torecalled Caeablancs Coffeee In the Wind,. Clt,.. On Mlchl.an Avenue In downtownChlca.o, the .tore ha. taken It. de.l.n concept. from the 1940. movie-Ideal fitMorocco. It I., b,.-the-~,., about a. .mall and InU_te aa _t .plce and coftee.hop. In the souk. of Monx:can ciUe..

Hodern Horocco, a recent publication of the Bmba..,. ot the Klngdo.. of Morocco InW..hington and the U. S. beaed Internatlonai Executive Service Corpe (I88C). It I.a concise und Infor_tlve be~nnlng tor an,.one -ntln. to know how to .et etarteddoing bu.lne.. with Morocco-..whether on a large or 8_" ecale. It include. a briefoutline of re.ulatlone and a lI.tlng ot ottlce8 to contact tor detailed Intormatlon.For a copy, contact the 8mbe..,. of the KIn.dOte of Morocco, 1601 21et Street, NW,Wa.hln.ton DC ZOOO9 (teL ZO2/462-7979).

The Januar7/Februar,. IHue ot Ar88CO World Include. a .tx-pa.e color article calledThrou,.h North MrJcan B., by Lynn Tea Slmar.kL The article deBCrlbe. the hl.-tory and probeble future of tnm I8akln. in North Africa. SI~.ki "7., "A new in-dl.enou. cine- tull of beaut,. and vitality I. e_r.in. In North Africa, plecln. Al-geria, Tunisls, and Morocco on the cuttin. ed.e of tnm in the Arab world."

The FlnancJsJ Tl.e. W-kend (1/2 February 1992) include. a trlpt,.ch of travel ar-ticle. pre.entln. travel In Morocco fro.. 88veral point. of view. Walkln.. t811throu..h Berber territor"., by Mlch..l Wood" «Ive. the trekker'. view. He write. ofthe .tartlln. beaut,. ot the R..h Atlaa Mountain. and how the area Ie probebly theclose.t ar- to Europe that can be called rm wUderne8.. A wondertul deBCriptionof life In the mounteln.. Michael Thompeon-Noel'. On the Road to Fe. .ee. thecountr,. a. a "loater", travelln. elegantl,. and .taylng In the best hotel..ThompBOn-NoeI'. view 8tart. in Ouarzazate and end. at Fe8. Staytna In 8uch place... the E. S..dl Hotel In Merrakech or the Palaie Jamat In Fe8, _tin. the "tine8t oftood in drealD-like utUn.." , and ridin. ca_Ie In the Sahara ("tourl.ty...but whynot"'. A perrect choice, b,. Antonia Sharpe, who spent the perfect hone"l8OOn at LaGazeDe d'Or at Taroudant. She de8Cribed the .urroundin. peace of the Atla. Moun-tains, the grazin. horse., the fra.rant garden., and the Intere.tln. hotelgue.t uch 88 the French lady who wae obvlou.l,. "lDad becauee she kept talkingto her Louie Vultton handba."...later realizing that .he carried her pet terrieraround In It, or the plump En.lt.h lad,. who couldn't .tay away trom the lavl.h but-fet.. Fun ~dlng...all three .torle..

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The IUu.tr.ted London New. (Christ-., 1991, Vol 279, No. 7103) hae a beautifullywritten and photographed article entitled Bilb Morocco b7 Bruno Barbey. It il-lustrates the livee of the Berbere in the remote "but ru..edI7 ~utiful" Hi.h AtlasMountains.

The 27 April 1992, Neweweek includes an articls b7 Charlee Lane entitled Let'sAboli.h the Tbird World. Ria premtae is that it never ~e much .enee, and itdoesn't exist in practice. So wh7 not get rid of it in thaor7? The "Third World" isa 1950e term invented in Parts (Ie tier. monde) b7 "inteUectual8 Iookin. for a wayto lump to.ether the newl7 Independent former European colonies in Aeia andAfrica." Later it came to m_n an7 .:'JIOOr, strtfe--ridden, cheottc" countr7...allowin.the entry of Latin Americs into the Third World. Lane reminde ue that democrec7and proeperit7 are not ei.cluelve pero..Uvee to the North, end that povert7, healthprob~ms, and inequaltt7 are not eIclueive to the "Third World"...there is onl7 oneworld. .

World Monitor (Ma7 1992) baa an article entlt~d The Fall And RIft of Frencb, byGeor.e Tombs and Ang'line Fourn~r. In a world where fort7-three natione includeFrench ae the first or eecond l8n~a.e, Franch ie once again becomin. the interna-tional meane of communication. Once the -.uidin. u.ht of dipio8acy, ectence, andinternaUonal culture," over half of all Francophones win be in Africa b7 the 21stCentur7. Tbe language "will become, for the 8IOst part, a Franco-African andFranco-Arabic lan.uage. The Frenc!b of luxur7 and ele.ance will become the lan-gua.e of people who are hun.r7...the lan~a.e of LaUn 8Upertority will becoae them_ns of eIpreesion of Muslim and ant.iet civtH..Uo~.- Even with the far die-tances between moat Francophona countries, the intruelon of En.Ueh into a UnitedEurope, and the "fear" of a new French Empire bunt eolely on a Ian.~e beee, itssup~rter8 instat that it win beco_, ..ain, an important world lan.ua.e. Defendereof the lan~a.e point out that even world author8 often have cboeen French to ex-prees their arte, naain. A_rican Julian Green, ao-lan Bu.ene lone8co, Iri8h_nSamuel Beckett, and Moroccan Tabar ben Jalloun.

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and wine. Therein th. faithful areand carpets, and the pl-BUre. offour thematic MCUone: Parad". andbed, and Paredl.. Attained: The I."

Tbe Literate Traveller, A eelectlon of ~ide b<X)k. and travel literature. mention..everal book. about Morocco. Includ.d are: Tbe Voice. 01 M.rrakech b,. Ella.Canetti ('6,95), It record. the ...ht8 and sound. of hi. tr.vel8 in Marrakech, incor-paratin. .tron. the_. of 18oralft,., tr..ed,., paaafon, and patho Journe". Into Bar-bar". b,. W,.ndham Lewf8 ('12.50). Writtin. after a 1931 trip to Morocco, Lewf. con-.idered colonieUam br..anda.e, but profe..ed admiration for the French veraton.Be i.. ver,. .ood at de.cribin. differencee between Arab and Serber; he 8Iuchprefer. Berber mud fortree... to what he call. the "Turkieh Bath Sou." et,.le ofIslamic architecture. It include. a wonderful chapter on Band.torme ln Morocco b,.Edith Wharton ('13.95). It i. her stor,. of teking off by car to travel throu.hMorocco ju.t at the end of WWI, knowin. that the world she W88 ...in. w.. aboutto chan.e forever, She deecrlbe. markete, ruin., relf,iou. ceremonies, peiace.,ho_., and hare.s. Her e,.e is sure and her obeervatlon. are crf8p and inteUt.ent.

A Door eo the Sk.r. A 1989 film dilstor" 01 a "oung Moroccan sml,.rs,luneral. Ravin,. a .."stlcal esperle~urns her la.O,,'s ancestral palace Isions arl.. when she 1a\18 In love wiInto her 8plrltual center. More tntorcan Bmba8s" In Wuhln,.ton DC.

The Bd/_: A Tr8,ed". In Fe..Preee (840.00), that ie ba8ed on a reand died there in 1918. The authoraunt -. a maid. Baki- was bad)death ia .till 8O_what of a m7eterJw be _rried w Abdulkader...did .pu.hed b7 Fat , her adoptive motbthe Vl/leIe Voice, the bCM)k i. an intIwith the author throWtn. ir\ truth.,,found In Fez (and mo.t an7 other )okhae "brid.ed the .ape of "noranc~.-akin. ue-a part of the hi.tor7 of

Al-Andalus: Ial88Jc Arts of Spain. As the Ma.hreb and the Iberian Peninsula werecloeel7 associated from the 8th throu.h 15th Centuries, and were ruled to.ether asone kln.dom b7 the Almoravtd and later Almohad d,-nastles trom the late 11th toearl,. 13th Centur7. the art produced In Spain at that tl- neces~n7 refiects thetaste of there rulers and patrons. The patron. came from Morocco. The exhibitionwill open at the MetropoUtan MU88U8 of Art In New York ctt7 in June of this 7eer.

The Bere and the Be~ter: I of Parad. In 18188lc Art. An exhibition .how-ing aL Lhe Mu.eum of Fine Art. in Sprin~ld. M88aachuMLL.. throu.h 28 June 1992.A8 in Chri.tlanity .nd I88ny oth.r reU.ion.. the prevailin. ima.e of ParadiN In 1.-lam ie th.t of a verdant walled prden. a place of ebundance and beauty. .erenityand joy. and a deli.ht to the .enee.. Accordin. to the Koran. the reward. ofParadiM include .hade tree- and nowerin. plant-. end river- of water. milk. honey.

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Wlndo- on the HB.-breb. An exhibition of Moroccan textUes and carpets, reviewedin the Januar7 1992 FOH Newsletter, will be moving fro. the Untversit7 of Ten-nes- to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be on diepla7 throurh 1 October 1992, atthe MUHum for TextBe., 55 Centre 8treet, Toronto M58 2C (teL 416/977-50001.

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Tb. Ben.be,..., Collection. CUrrentl,. ahovtn. at the mUHum in Huttenz, Switzer-land, the Ranaber.er CoUection i. an exhibition of Moroccan carpet.. The exhibitioncata1o~e. 160 ~ea and 130 color plates, can beat be de8Cribed 88 a "landmark"publication. With text b,. Dr. WiUried Stanzer of Vienna, Austria, the pho~raphaInclude -n,. rare end prevloual,. unpubli.hed example. of tribal and rural ru...CUrrentl,. in German onl,.. an Bn.liah/Prench edition should be available in Ha,.1992. Por 18ore Information contact the Horocc.n Ru. and Textile Societ,.. 2820Arizona Avenue. NW. W88htn.ton DC 20016 (tel. 202/686-5108)

b,. William Betsch, releaeed b,. Aperture" Baki_. She wae born in Fez in 1962:i- once, at hI. home in Fez, where her.8ed the last 8Onthe of her life. HerteD from a balcon,. ju.t before ehe _eentail,. tall, did ehe jump, or we. .heO)rdin. to Chri.tine Schwartz, writln. Intor,. of wo_n's roles in I.lamic culture,tabooe, and the related 8OcIa1 pre88ures:It,.). B,. the end of Tbe Hakl Bet8Ch, between two culturee b,. becoming--an

Both Rilbt 8nd Len B81Jded: Arab W-n Talk about f'beIr U.-a A 1991 rel888eby Bouthaina Shaaban and publi.hed by the Indiana Unlver.ity Pre.. (.35.00/.12.95).It Include. Interview. with Syrian, Lebene.., PaleaUnJan, and Al.erlan ~n, com-plementln. anoth.r book DoJn.. Dan". Battle by Vatlaa Merni..1 about Moroccanwomen. No one can finJah the book without havln. ...ned reepect for the coura.ewith which theM women are battUn. for better future. for their famiUe., their fel-low women, and their countrle.. The reader will find a range of vlewpointe on wear-ing the veil and other "tradition-." Probably the 8O8t laportent, and revealin"upect of the book I. the wo_n'a perception. of their own .tetu. and not ju.t the.tetu. of Arab women In ,ener8l.

1.la./c Art. By Barbera Brend and published in 1991 by the Harvard Unlvsrait,.Press '$39.95), thia -,. be the first book on the eub,lect that "is sensible, 8CC88-.Ible, authoritative, tbou.htfuU,. or.anized, end doe. not require a table to eupportit." It I. not one of tho.e "everythln.-you-want-to-know-.bout" books, rather Itstatas on the first ~e of the Introduction that "...the definition u88d here will be:the art produced for ruler. or population. of 1.1a.1e culture." Concentratin. IDO8Uyon the Middle Ba.t and It. I...edl.te environs, the book I. filled with laviehphoto.raph. ehowln., al8On. other thin.., Ottoman vue., towering mnarete, andpainted Pakistani lorries.

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Friends of Morocco istrying to compile a sourcelist for things Moroccanthat can, we hope, lead tothe creation of a sourcebook for our members. Weask that readers send usthe names (and addresses)of restaurants, retailers-of

Moroccan goods, sourcesof Moroccan musical record-ings, speakers from orabout Morocco, exhibits ofMoroccan art and artifacts,sources for cookingspices, books, tours, etc.

offering the summer study

abroad program in Rabat

at the University of

Mohammed V. Canceled

last year because of the

Gulf Crisis, more informa-

tion may be obtained from

Mary Connolly, Bolton Hall,

University of Wisconsin/

MilwauJree, P.o. Box 413,

Milwaukee WI 53201. (tel.

414/229-4252). .Friendship Stamp. FOM

has fourteen uncanceled

"Friendship with Morocco

1787-1987" postage stamps.

The 25 cent commemorative

stamp is now out of print.

FOM will make them avail-

able to collectors for $2.00

each. For more informa-

tion contact Tim Roesch at

703/660-9292. .Morocco Travel Interna-

tional. Specializing in

(though not limited to)

travel planning to and in

Morocco. For more infor-

mation contact Colleen Fan-

nin (Rabat 1988/89) at

Morocco Travel Interna-

tional, 704 N. Glebe Road,

Arlington VA 22203 (tel.

202/393-1515). .Morocco: Trekking the

High Atlas. A two to

three week hike in the At-

las mountains, the trek in-

cludes visits to Marrakech

and Casablanca and hikes

up Mt. Toubkal and Mt.

M'Goun. Offered between

June and October, it is

The following is a sam-pling of the most recentarrivals:

.Bl"rX)ke Pickering. BrookePickering specializes intop quality Moroccan car-pets and textiles, includ-ing pile and flatwovenrugs, saddle covers,capes, and pillows. Selec-tions include textiles forsomeone who wants tosatisfy a nostalgic urge orwho is a serious collector.Items are for sale by ap-pointment. For more infor-mation contact Br(X)ke Pick-ering, 210 West 83rdStreet, New York NY 10024(tel. 212/721-5022)..Summer in Morocco.University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee/Madison is again

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considered of moderate dif-ficulty. Accommodationsand costs vary. For moreinformation contact Force10 Expeditions (800/922-1491), Himalayan Travel(800/225-2380), Ibex Expedi-tions (503/345-1289), Moun-tain Travel-Sobek (800/227-2384), or Overseas Ad-venture Travel (800/221-0814). .Morocco/ Alger:ia/Ma~Sene-gal: Touring West Africaand the Sahara. Lastingsix to seven weeks, thetours traverse 1,800 milesin a 20-passenger safaritruck beginning in Tan-giers and ending in Dakar.Offered between Septemberand May, the tours have aEuropean ben t requiringtravelers to help out withfood preparation, shop-ping, and pushing thetruck out of the sand.Though covering somespectacular terrain, thereare many days of 115 de-gree temperatures withoutshowers. For more in/or-'mation, contact AdventureCenter (800/227-8747),Force 10 Expeditions(800/922-1491), or Over-seas Adventure Travel(800/221-0814)..Kristy Larson, Inc.Specializing in belts and

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To ~e life --r when travellnl In Morocco, tr,rin, to nnd a fact about Horocoowhile Jeanln, bact In .,our ..". chaIr, or WBntlnl to contact the Friend. of Morocco,the t'olJowln.- n-., add , and telepbone nu.ber. ."bt ooae In band"..

PrielJda of ~ P. o. Bo. 2519, Wa.hln.ton DC 20013-2519. For ..neral or .em-ber.hlp Infor.atlon. To talk to a real voice, contact Pre.ldent TI. Re.ch at103/680-9292 (8) or 103/235-3186 (W).

Friend. at' Morocco Ne~tter, 219 Oak Street, BvanavUle IN 41113-1254. If youwant to talk to the editor, call 8m Gai8Mr at 812/423-3111 (W) or 812/423-1825 (8).

~ ~ W~ 1990 K Street W, W..hln.ton DC 20626. To talk to Morocooo.ak Officer P- DIMeo, call 100/424-8580.

~ Corp. Morocco, 1, rue SenBerte, Rabat, Morocoo. Darc7 NeO I. the Directorand can be contacted at 011 212 11 080 20.

Na&lJa1 QJuncB 01 lI8turDed '"-ce a.-". ValulJtae 2119 S Street W, Wuhln.tonDC 20008-4011. Telephone 202/482-5938 for .enera1 Inf~Uon.

UlJJted Btate8 """'" In Hor-. 2, rue de Marrakech, Rabat, Morocco. FrederickVreeland I. amb dor and the telephone nu.ber I. 622-25.

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bags from leather and car-pets, Krist,y Larsondesigns them using Moroc-can and SouthwestAmerican designs. Madein Morocco, the belts andbags are distributedthroughout the UnitedStates. For more informa-tion contact Kristy Larson,Inc. at 31550 TrilliumTrail, Pepper Pike DB44124 (tel. 216/831-6368).

Farab TO!.. Based inMorocco, Farah Tours spe-cializes in custom designedtours of Morocco, with anemphasis on trekking andhorseback tours. Pricesand dates vary. For moreinformation contact RenateErroudani, 99 bis appt. no.1, Derb Bassaoud, JbabraZitoune, Meknes, Morocco..We still have a long wayto go to publish a direc-tory, so whenever you runacross something, sendyour bit of information toBill Gaisser, FOM Newslet-ter Editor, 219 Oak Street,Evansville, Indiana 47713-1254.

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..ba..r 01' the Klnld08 01' Ho,ocoo In th. Unlt8d Btat... 1601 21.t Street NW.Wuhln.wn DC 20009. The a.bae~or I. Moha..ed BeIKha,.at. and the telephone fa202/266-0161.

Borel Air Haroc (~n US office). 680 FIfth Avenue. New York NY 10013. The toU-free nu.ber I. 800/344-6726. In Waahln.ton DC. can 703/243-1000.

Horoccan NaUo-' !"ourl- otrIoe, 20 B. 46th street. Suite 1201, New York NY 10017.or In Beverl,. Hm. CA (90210), at 421 N. Rodeo Drive. Telephone New York at212/567-2520. or In Beverl,. B1U. at 213/271-8939.

A.~/.tIon 01' Horoccan. In A..rlca, 1448 Boeton Poat ~d, Larch8)nt NY 10638.Telephone 914/833-0329 and a.k for Majid Pen"'.

Horoccan/A_rioan N8Uona1 A--~ P. o. Box 2189, Waahln.ton DC 20013. callAzlz Abba88i, prealdent, at 512/258-1573.

HorOCC8n/A.erlcan Trad. A.--latlon, 25 W. 39th Street. 1902, New York NY 10018.Telephone 212/869-1040 tor tntor_tton.

Be__ber that all 01 thi. inlor_tion and 8Or8 can be youn II rou pin Friend. 01Morocco and ~ive rour FOH Directorr and Ye11ow Pap..

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The Arab American Cul-tural Foundation and theEmbassy of Morocco willpresent an exhibit of theworks of Christopher Kuhlthrough 6 June 1992. His fascination with the

Arabic language and cal-ligraphic design is incor-porated into his work, of-ten using fragments ofscripts found in Moroccanjournals or newspapers orinterpretations of scriptsfound on walls or onstorefronts.

A native ot Tacoma,Washington, Kuhl firstvisited Morocco in 1987,when he visited hisbrother (director of theAmerican Language Center)in Tetouan. He found him-self so fascinated by thecountry that he stayed fora long period studying theland, the people, and thelanguage. After returningto the U.S., he continuedto studies of Morocco.

Based on a 1991 discoveryof rare Siroua shawls thathe found in the Marrakechrug BOuk, one article willinclude photographs ofmany of the 50 to 60pieces. Other articles willconcentrate on Pickering'sprivate collections and the"art" of rug shopping.

Other recurring themes inhis works are the shapesof Moroccan architecture

...mosques, minarets, highwalls, and arched door-ways. There is also anaffectionate concern withthe faces of the peopleand the small items oftheir daily lives.

Kuhl's work since thattime has been expressedin strongly constructed,intensely colorful paint-ings and works on paperas well as dramatic

Hali magazine is pu blishedsix times each year($98.00) and is availablefrom Bali Publications Ltd.,c/o I.M.D. Ltd, LUVS Con-tainer Station 149-05,177th Street, Jamaica NY11434.

A collection of works thatshould not be missed ifyou are in the Washingtonarea, the exhibit includessome paintings from Kuhl's

Russell Pickering of theMoroccan Rug And TextileSociety, will publishseveral rug and textile ar-ticles in Hajj magazine inthe coming year, ~longwith HaJj editor, Alan Mar-cuson.

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The following is a compila-tion of excerpts fromseveral journals relatingto the Western Sahara.

The New York TilDes (1'

Jan. 1992) noted thatdespite the differences be-tween Morocco and thePolisario, that the disputeshould be settled throughreferendum. One complica-tion in an accurate votercount is that manynomadic herdsmen andtheir families fled torefugee camps in Algeria.On the other hand,Morocco claims that manyof those camps houseother than WesternSaharan natives...sayingthat many are actuallyfrom Mali and Niger, there-fore not being eligible tovote. According to theU.N. Secretary, children ofrefugees from SpanishColonial rule, born andliving in Morocco, shouldbe included in the vote.The Palisario assert thatthis would add as many as100,000 voters to thereferendum...all in favor ofjoining Western Saharawith Morocco.

determining political statusof the Sahara to be can-celed. The U.N. is study-ing other solutions.

From The Nonviolent Ac-tivist (January/February1992) comes a report byStephen Zunes, director ofthe Institute for a NewMiddle East Policy, entitledThe Other Occupation:The United States and theSahara War. The articleoutlines the history of theWestern Sahara problem,dating back to its release

According to the As-sociated Press (4 March1992), the United Nationspeace plan for the WesternSahara has broken downand could be scrapped ifMorocco and the guerrillasdon't settle their dif-ferences by June 1992.Voter registration disputescaused the r~ferendum

The Washington Post (14

March 1992) also discussesthe stalemate in Saharathat has halted progresstowards a referendum. Itnotes that the projected2,800 person U.N. peacekeeping force has onlyreached 375. Current U.N.Secretary General BoutrosBoutros-Ghali has askedthe Security Council toapprove a three-monthtimetable for resolution ofthe issues blocking theoriginal U.N. peace plan.He acknowledged that mostof the Morocco' s allegedcease-fire violations havesome legitimacy. TheSecretary said that if asolution is not found bythe end of May, that theentire peace keeping planmay have to be revised.Again, disputes revolvearound the counting ofvoters. Morocco standsbehind earlier U.N. agree-ments allowing Saharannatives descendants livingabroad to return for thevote...and the Polisarioquestioning the method ofdetermining citizenship ofthat same group. Thoseopposed to joining Moroccosay that the character ofthe Sahara has alreadybeen Moroccanized, evenprior to the referendum.

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by colonial Spain. Notingthat Spain had promisedindependence to thenSpanish Sahara, the plan

_.was altered with pressurefrom Morocco and theUnited States to dividethe area between Moroccoand Mauritania. This washappening while Spain it-self was enduring a transi-tion back to democracy.The article notes thatwhile the exiled Polisariodeveloped impressive struc-tures that have insured ahigh degree of economicand social democracy (andrejecting Marxist-Leninism), actual" politicaldemocracy was verylimited. The article statesthat the U. S. has beenslow to push for nego-tiating a settlement in thearea, though under Presi-dent Bush the U. S. hasendorsed the U.N.-sponsored peace plan thatled to the September 1991ceasefire...allowing for

,removal of Moroccan andPolisario troops, assem-bling a U.N. peace force,and establishing criteriafor a referendum...thereferendum that is now injeopardy.

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Friends o.f Morocco Newsletter is pu b-lished quarterly by the Friends ofMorocco and circulated to their membersand other interested parties. The or-ganization was formed in 1988 tor~unite PCVs who have served inMorocco, to inform members about cur-rent events and conditions in Morocco,to promote a better understanding ofMorocco and Moroccans on the part ofAmericans, and to fund or otherwisesupport development activities inMorocco. Membership dues are $15 an-nually. FOM is governed by a nine-member national board. Mailing ad-dress:" Friends of Morocco, PO Box2579, Washington DC 20013-2579. Forfurther information, contact presidentTim Resch at 703/660-9292.

Dave Fredrick (Morocco PCDirector, 1986/90) writesthat there will be aMorocco Peace Corps Volun-teer Reunion in theWashington DC area on 6June 1992. It will takeplace between 11hOO a.m.and 6hOO p.m., at LubberRun Park (2nd Street, N.and North ColumbusStreet) in Falls ChurchVA.

All FOM members are in-vited. Just bring alongmeat to grill, a dish ordessert to share, yourown drinks, and an inclina-tion to have a good time.

For more information con-tact Dave Fredrick at 9610Tinsmith Lane, Burke VA22015, or telephone him at703/866-7075 (home) or202/647-9631 (work).

Editor:Bill Gaisser

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