Zahira Rbatiya Moroccan Party with DJ Naima Bouanani (Women Only)
Zahira Rbatiya Moroccan Party with DJ Naima Bouanani On Saturday 17th September at 6pm, Moroccan superstar Zahira Rbatiya will be performing at the Porchester Hall, Porchester Road, London, W2 5HS. This event is for WOMEN ONLY. This is Zahira’s first ever appearance in the UK. Zahira began her music career in the 90s, launching her […]
Toubkal National Park – 80th birthday celebrations
This year is the 80th anniversary of the formation of Toubkal National Park. To help celebrate the occasion, BMS Life Member Alan Palmer has been invited by the Director of the Park, Soraya Mokhtari, to make two presentations with the aim of highlighting and promoting the range of wonderful trekking opportunities within the National Park. These presentations, kindly hosted […]
Follow Alice Morrison on her latest adventure across Morocco, from the Sahara to the Atlas mountains
You may have seen Alice on BBC2 as she walked from Morocco to Timbuktu, or listened to her podcasts featuring Hamish the cheeky camel over lockdown. Now she is back with her latest book, Walking with Nomads, which follows her on three remarkable journeys across Morocco, from the Sahara to the Atlas mountains. BMS Administrator Ella spoke with […]
Morocco’s first ever ‘BritFest’ to be held in Rabat on 18th and 19th June
London Academy Rabat will hold Morocco’s first BritFest On Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June 2022, London Academy Rabat is hosting the first ever ‘BritFest.’ BritFest will be a summer’s weekend full of outdoor fun, celebrating and strengthening the ties between the UK and Morocco. It marks Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, with the UK’s Ambassador […]
The Smily Gazelles Cross the Finish Line!
The Smily Gazelles (team 120 in 2022) 4th participation in the Rallye Aicha Des Gazelles du Maroc, the biggest women-only off-track rally in the world, finished on the 2nd April 2022 on the beach of Essaouira, a lovely historic town on the West coast of Morocco. They were exhausted but delighted to be on the […]
Travelling for Jewels – Sarah Corbett
In our latest member spotlight, BMS Administrator Ella talks to Sarah Corbett about her journey with Moroccan jewels, from a tiny High Atlas village, to the prestigious Michael Backman Gallery in central London. First of all, can you tell me a little about how you became interested in jewellery and textiles? My journey with jewellery started […]
Young Members Meet Up
The British Moroccan Society was delighted to host its first ever Young Members Meet Up on 8th March at Flight Club in Bloomsbury in London. The event was a wonderful opportunity for young members to meet and network, as well as for young people interested in joining the BMS to come along and meet our […]
First Marrakech Storytelling Festival a Resounding Success
The first edition of the Marrakech Storytelling Festival was a resounding success, coming together just a few days after the reopening of the Kingdom’s borders. The festivities ended with a gala dinner for storytellers, hosted by the British Ambassador to Morocco Simon Martin, where the Guest of Honour was Haj. Ahmed Ezzarghani, the most revered […]
Marrakech International Storytelling Festival
This Sunday marks the first edition of the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival, a week-long series of events respecting and building upon a tradition of storytelling that is as old as the Red City itself. The Guest of Honour will be Haj. Ahmed Ezzarghani, the most revered of the master storytellers in the Marrakech tradition. The festival is multilingual with […]