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From the Tangier American Legation

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A research/cultural center located in the Old American Legation in the medina of Tangier, Morocco

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Episodes

  1. Reflections on Randy Weston and Tangier Jazz: A Conversation with T. K. Blue

    In this podcast, Dr. Hisham Aidi of Columbia University hosts T. K. Blue, renowned saxophonist and the late Randy Weston's musical director, for a fascinating chat about working with Randy, jazz in Tangier, Morocco and Blue's adventures participating in the U.S. State Department Jazz Tour…

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  2. Seeing the Words of Poets: Muḥammad Bennīs and the Visual in Moroccan Poetry

    Abstract: Frustrated by the fragmented scene of modern Morocco poetry, Moroccan poet and critic Muḥammad Bennīs pens the Bayān al-Kitāba in 1981 (“Manifesto of Writing”). The manifesto, which was published in Al-Thaqafa al-Jadida, a journal Bennīs co-founded in 1974, set forth a new concept of...

  3. Climate change, mobilities, and social remittances in Skoura M’Daz, Morocco, with Rachael Diniega

    Climate change and migration have a complex relationship, and Morocco presents an interesting case of intertwining environmental change, national development policies, and human mobilities. For her dissertation research, Rachael looks at the influence of social remittances, intangible…

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  4. Watermelons, Dates, and Living with Water Scarcity in Zagora, Morocco

    Abstract: Southeast Morocco is known for its oases, dates, and diverse linguistic and cultural landscape shaped by Amazigh, Arab, African, Jewish, nomadic and agrarian exchanges. Today, this landscape is also frequently colored by watermelons and water shortages. Small-scale farmers are at the...

  5. Narrative Subversions: “Unnatural” Narration and an Ethics of Engagement in the Work of Mahi Binebin

    This podcast presents work related to my first book project, The Suicide Archive: Reading Resistance in the Wake of French Empire—which concludes with a chapter on suicide bombing, focused on Moroccan writer and artist Mahi Binebine’s (b. 1959) novel Les Étoiles de Sidi Moumen (2010)—and a second...

  6. A History of Franco-Muslim Education in Morocco and in Northwest Africa

    Abstract: Between the 1850s and 1950s, colonial schools called médersas combined elements of French and Islamic educational traditions. First created in Algeria in 1850, the schools spread to the West African colonies of Senegal, French Soudan (today Mali), and Mauritania. The place of Morocco in...

  7. Podcast: Landscape And Identity In Medieval Morocco

    Abstract Why does Marrakesh look the way that it does? The Red City is the topic of the forthcoming book by Dr. Abbey Stockstill, in which she discusses the medieval city’s relationship with its founding dynasties, the local landscape, and Berber politics in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. As...

  8. The "Lush Garden" Of Andalusian Music By Dr. Carl Davila

    This podcast explores the Andalusian music tradition of Morocco, known as al-ala, through the written song collections, such as the famous Kunnash al-Ha'ik. By examining the literary record, embodied in around 40 handwritten manuscripts found in libraries across Europe and North Africa, we can…

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  9. Modern Art And Architecture In Morocco In The Aftershock Of The 1960 Agadir Earthquake

    Abstract On February 29, 1960, an earthquake leveled much of the southern Moroccan coastal city of Agadir. Over the next decade, a new Agadir would be built in an avant-garde brutalist architectural style, representing a concrete example of Morocco’s newly independent future. And yet, this future...

  10. Queens Of Words Moroccan Women Zajal Poets by Catherine Cartier

    Zajal, which flourished in 14th century Andalusia, is a genre of poetry composed in spoken Arabic—Moroccan Arabic/Darija in this case. The genre reemerged in postcolonial Morocco, when it was largely published in newspapers. The recent history of zajal may appear male dominated: the 1992 edition…

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  11. Roots And Traces Of Contemporary Cultural Life In Tangier by Aida Alami and George Bajalia

    In this discussion at Youmein 2021: Roots and Traces, anthropologist George Bajalia and journalist Aida Alami explore the roots and traces of contemporary cultural life in Tangier, especially as they relate to northern Morocco's border regions. From questions of diversity and difference to the...

  12. Writing on Kingdom Walls: Practices & visual politics of graffiti & street art in Jordan and Morocco

    Soufiane’s focus is a comparative study on cultural practices and narratives related to art production and its entanglement with resistance and visual politics in North Africa and the Middle East. By working on Morocco and Jordan, I mainly focus on wall-writings, street art, and graffiti in order...

  13. Engendering Inclusive Politics: Gender Quotas In Morocco's Legislatures By Delana Sobhani

    In response to the February 20 movement, the Moroccan government passed electoral laws that institutionalized and expanded gender quotas at the national and local levels, enabling women to win an unprecedented number of seats in the 2015 and 2016 elections. My Fulbright research examines how...

  14. Protecting Morocco´s Rarest Forests by Dr. Peter Fulé

    The high mountains of Talassemtane National Park protect some of the rarest trees and animals in Morocco and North Africa. Forest fires can have negative as well as positive effects on conserving these unique ecosystems. Research ranging from satellite images to tree-ring analysis is being…

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  15. Ibn Rushd, Ecotheology, and Morocco's Environmental Policy by Austin Bodetti

    Ecotheology, a new academic discipline and social movement, focuses on the relationship between nature and religion. In a number of Muslim-majority countries, proponents of ecotheology have argued that the Quran, the Hadith, and other religious texts impose a unique obligation on humans: because...

  16. Soukaina And Mehdi Podcast

    In this podcast, celebrated artists Soukaina Fahssi and Mehdi Qamoum talk about their art, experiences, backgrounds, personal and artistic lives, among other things.

  17. Chi Podcast with Saad El Baraka

    In this podcast, Casablanca-based singer, Saad el Baraka, chats with Ayoub el Jamal about his artistic experience, background, motives, things that have affected his experience, projects and aspirations, among other things.

  18. Chi Podcast with Nada Azhari

    In this podcast, Chi Stage Project director, Ayoub el Jamal, hosts Casawi singer & song writer, Nada Azhari to speak about her rich artistic experience, beginnings, love for music and arts, motives, projects, and ambitions, among other things.

  19. Podcast with Marouane Sibari

    In this podcast, Casablanca-based artist, Marouane Sibari tells his stories in his hometown, things that affected his artistic experience, passions, projects, and other things.

  20. Hafid & Salma Podcast

    In this podcast, famous Moroccan street performance couple, Hafid W Salma tell their audience about their respective lives, passions, plans, projects, arts, among other things. Let's learn more about them together!

  21. Chi Podcast with Sarah Ariche

    In this podcast, the founder and director of the Chi Stage Project, Ayoub el Jamal, hosts the Tangier native and based singer and songwriter, Sarah Ariche, to speak about her life background, among other things. This podcast leads us through the alleys and walks of Sarah's life, background,...

  22. Coastal Change In the Maritime Maghreb

    The Tangier ALC is inviting Dr. Alex Kolker, Associate Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium for a talk at the American Legation Museum. Dr. Kolker was in Morocco for one year on a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research on how sea-level dynamics influence coastal…

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  23. Lawrence Peskin: James Simpson: The First American Consul to Tangier

    Lawrence Peskin, a history professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore, is in Tangier to research the life of James Simpson, America’s first consul to Morocco (1797-1820). He is doing so as part of a larger book project that traces the development of the Early National American community in...

  24. Johanna Sluiter: Building Habitat:The Atelier des Batisseurs in North Africa and Beyond

    Johanna Sluiter is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU where she is writing a dissertation on the Atelier des Bâtisseurs and the development of habitat in post-war architecture. She is currently an associate researcher at the École Normale Supérieure d’Architecture Belleville in...

  25. James Miller: Moroccan-American Archaeological Project of Ancient Sijilmasa

    On Monday, September 30 2019, James Miller spoke with TALIM Director John Davison about the joint Moroccan-American archaeological project at the site of ancient Sijilmasa and the publication of book, “The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny” (University of Texas Press, 2015)....

  26. Emma Snowden: Reviving Al-Andalus in Almohad Chronicles (Podcast)

    This episode was recorded at the Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE) in Rabat on September 18, 2019. In this podcast, Emma Snowden, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, discusses how medieval Almohad chronicles understood the role of the…

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  27. Fayçal Belattar: Youmein Festival 2019 / « Désir »

    Grâce au soutien du Musée de la Légation Américain, le festival Youmein a pu inviter le conteur et artiste pluridisciplinaire algérien Fayçal Belattar à participer à sa 5ème édition autour de la thématique du « Désir ». Dans cette conversation enregistré le 25 Juillet 2019, avec Zakaria Alilech…

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  28. L’image de la Femme dans l’Islam et la Culture Contemporaine

    Le 23 Mai 2019 à 21h30 nous avons accueilli une conférence organisée par Business étiquette sous le thème: l’image de la femme dans l’Islam et la culture contemporaine. Mme Chamsdoha Al Boraki, experte en communication avance le questionnement suivant: la représentation que l’on se fait...

  29. David Balgley: Land, Labor, and Youth Aspirations in the Gharb, Morocco

    This episode was recorded on August 23rd 2019, at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies. In this podcast, we welcome David Balgley, Masters candidate in Arab Studies at Georgetown University, discussing his research project entitled: Land, Labor, and Youth Aspirations in…

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  30. Ari Schriber: Moroccan Shari’a In The Age Of Colonialism

    This episode was recorded on July 25th 2019, at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies. In this podcast, we welcome Ari Schriber, PhD Candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University, discussing his research project entitled:...

  31. Paul Bowles: A Musical Portrait

    This episode was recorded on March 8th, 2019, at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies. In this podcast, Carole Blankenship, Soprano, and Irene Herrmann on the piano, performed a lecture as well as a musical performance entitled; Paul Bowles: A Musical Portrait.

  32. Ian Vandermeulen: Tuning in to Morocco’s “Recitational Revival”

    This podcast featuring Ian VanderMeulen, doctoral candidate in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University, and TALIM resident director John Davison, was recorded February 7, 2019. According to some religious leaders and other intellectuals, Morocco is in the midst of a…

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  33. Carleton Coon, Jr. on the Conservation and Transformation of the Tangier American Legation

    Retired U.S. Ambassador Carleton Coon, Jr. served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Rabat in 1976, the year that the Department of State agreed to allow the Tangier American Legation to be converted into a private museum honoring the historic U.S.-Moroccan friendship. In this podcast, Emily Albrecht…

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  34. Dr. Hassan Aourid; Les Fondements Institutionnels du Maroc Traditionnel : Makhzen, Zaouias, Tribus.

    Ce podcast a été enregistré le samedi 2 Février au TALIM, le Tangier American Legation Institute for Maghreb Studies, dans le cadre d'une conférence animée par Dr Hassan Aourid, éminent politilogue, chercheur, écrivain ayant pour thème : les fondements institutionnels du Maroc traditionnel :...

  35. Peter Kitlas: Moroccan and Ottoman Contributions to 18th c. Diplomatic Developments

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  36. Mike Turner: Teaching Darija to Americans: Orienting Pedagogical Approaches for Different Audiences

    This podcast, featuring Dr. Mike Turner of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and TALIM resident director John Davison, was recorded on January 4, 2019. Traditional approaches to teaching Arabic in American Universities have focused on bringing students to proficiency in Modern Standard...

  37. Anny Gaul: "The cuisine of the city of Tetouan"

    This podcast featuring American doctoral candidate in the department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University Anny Gaul and TALIM resident Director John Davison was recorded in October 24, 2018. The historical record suggests that during the early modern period, culinary cultures in...

  38. Tangier Youmein Creative Media Festival -- Firas Hamdan and "Cabaret"

    This podcast featuring Jordanian architect Firas Hamdan and Columbia University anthropologist Audi George Bajalia was recorded as part of Tangier's fourth annual Youmein Creative Media Festival in August, 2018. Born in Kuwait in 1989, Firas Hamdan lives and works in Amman. Hamdan is a researcher...

  39. Franklin Graham: La Résilience Architecturale en Mauritanie

    La Résilience Architecturale en Mauritanie Professeur Franklin Graham de South Florida University, nous a joint le 26 juin pour discuter du thème suivant: de la résilience architecturale en Mauritanie. Traditionnellement le peuple sédentarisé en Mauritanie construisait leurs édifices et murs à…

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  40. 2018 Youmein Festival Round Table

    This episode was recorded on August 3 at a roundtable held at the Old American Legation as part of the 4th edition of Tangier's annual Youmein Festival. In a conversation moderated by Youmein Festival Artistic Director and anthropologist A. George Bajalia, curators Myriam Amroun (coordinator of...

  41. Sharon C. Smith​: "Documenting the Built Environment: Why and How?"

    This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Institut of Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar on the theme “Documenting the Cultural Heritage of Northern Morocco”, which is organized in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. In this...

  42. Dr. Michael A. Toler: "The Documentation of Cultural Heritage a Society in Transition".

    This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Institut of Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar on the theme “Documenting the Cultural Heritage of Northern Morocco”, which is organized in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. In this...

  43. Mhammad Benaboud​: "Documenting the Cultural Heritage of the North Moroccan Medinas"

    This series was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM’s annual April Seminar, organized annually in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. This year’s seminar program was organized in collaboration with the Aga...

  44. Jordi Mas Garriga​: "Towards valuing Tangier's Alawite heritage"

    This series was recorded on April 12, 2018 at the Tangier American Institut of Moroccan Studies, as part of TALIM's annual April Seminar on the theme "Documenting the Cultural Heritage of Northern Morocco", which is organized in partnership with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates. In the first...

  45. Eric Calderwood: Colonial Andalus

    In this episode, Eric Calderwood (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) speaks about his recently published book Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture (Harvard University Press, 2018). Calderwood offers an overview of his book and also reflects on how the time...

  46. Tánger Segunda Patria por Rocío Rojas-Marcos

    Presentación del último trabajo de investigación de Rocío Rojas Marcos a cargo de la profesora e investigadora Randa Jebrouni. «¿Qué tiene Tánger?» Se preguntaba Mick Jagger al regresar de una estancia en las entrañas de la ciudad imantada para atraer a artistas. Quizá sea porque "posa altiva…

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  47. "Gunpowder Women: A Generation Galloping Past the Mudawana": Lecture by Gwyneth Talley, UCLA

    Morocco's little known tradition of women troupes who perform the famous Fantasia ("tbourida") equestrian ceremony is the doctoral focus of Fulbright scholar Gwyneth Talley from the University of California at Los Angeles, who discussed her research findings at TALIM on Monday, April 23. Gwyneth...

  48. Caitlyn Olson - عقائد السنوسي و اختلافاتها عن العقائد الفلسفية المعاصرة في المشرق

    قد تغير فهم الباحثين للتاريخ المتأخر للفلسفة وعلم الكلام تغيراً كبيراً. بينما افترض الباحثون السابقون أن الفلسفة اختفت بعد وفاء ابن رشد في القرن السابع ه / الثاني عشر م وأن علم الكلام انحط، فالدراسات الحالية تشير إلى مسلك آخر وهو اندماج الفلسفة إلى علم الكلام. مع ذلك، فحتى الآن ركز معظم هذه...

  49. Salaheddine Mezouar - “Le nouveau visage de Tanger.. lutte contre l’amnésie”

    Cet épisode a été enregistré le 23 Février 2018, au TALIM, le Tangier American Legation Institut for Moroccan Studies, et présenté dans le cadre du colloque International organisé par l’association Al Boughaz de Tanger, intitulé “Le nouveau visage de Tanger.. lutte contre l’amnésie”. Sur cet...

  50. Samuel Metz: Sub-Saharan Migrant Networks in Tangier

    Following up on his presentation at 2017 Annual Fulbright Symposium. "Spreading Awareness or Stealing Stories? How Sub-Saharan Migrant Networks in Tangier Perceive and Act Toward Outsiders Who Rely on Them for Information," Tangier-based Fulbright Scholar Sam Metz, of the University of California...

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A research/cultural center located in the Old American Legation in the medina of Tangier, Morocco

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How many episodes does From the Tangier American Legation have?

From the Tangier American Legation has 50 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on June 19, 2025.

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A research/cultural center located in the Old American Legation in the medina of Tangier, Morocco

How often does From the Tangier American Legation release new episodes?

From the Tangier American Legation publishes monthly, based on its 50 episodes since April 2022.

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