http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/morocco/monday-escape-marrakech-morocco.html http://www.expatify.com/morocco/monday-escape-marrakech-morocco.html#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:08:49 +0000 Tom http://www.expatify.com/?p=7408 The name alone conjures up exotic images of a mysterious northern African city, and the reality delivers once you arrive, though only if you go to the historic city center. Marrakech, like many other large cities in Morocco, is sort of two cities in one, with a partly ramshackle medina at its heart and a [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/morocco/monday-escape-marrakech-morocco.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/morocco/learning-the-languages-of-morocoo.html http://www.expatify.com/morocco/learning-the-languages-of-morocoo.html#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:33:52 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=4869 Moroccan Arabic Moroccan Arabic, also known as Darija, is Morocco’s major native language. It is different from most other versions of Arabic, but most Moroccans will understand the other versions. About 85% of people in Morocco speak or understand this language. It is similar to versions of Arabic spoken in other North African countries, like Algeria. [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/morocco/learning-the-languages-of-morocoo.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/morocco/navigating-the-major-cities-of-morocco.html http://www.expatify.com/morocco/navigating-the-major-cities-of-morocco.html#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:31:24 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=3449 Casablanca Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco, and is located on the Atlantic Ocean, as the country’s biggest port. Casablanca has a population of over 3.6 million people, and then extends even further with some slum areas. Locals call this city “Caza,” and its ancient name is “Anfa.” It is located in the Maghreb area, [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/morocco/navigating-the-major-cities-of-morocco.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/morocco/learning-the-social-customs-of-morocco.html http://www.expatify.com/morocco/learning-the-social-customs-of-morocco.html#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:11:10 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2861 Most Moroccans are Muslim, and some follow the daily schedule of praying five times per day. The weekends are Thursday and Friday, and almost everything is closed on Fridays. During Ramadan, expats are not required to participate in the fasting, but should not eat, drink, smoke or chew gum in public. Moroccans place high value in [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/morocco/learning-the-social-customs-of-morocco.html/feed 1 http://www.expatify.com/morocco/monday-escape-chefchaouen-morocco.html http://www.expatify.com/morocco/monday-escape-chefchaouen-morocco.html#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000 Bryan http://www.expatify.com/?p=2680 Chefchaouen is a beautiful mountain village in northwest Morocco, noted for its buildings which are almost all painted in shades of blue. And located just inland from Tangier and Tetouan, Chefchaouen is close to major international cities but still with all the charm of small culture and eccentric local looks. Tourists do flock here, but for [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/morocco/monday-escape-chefchaouen-morocco.html/feed 0