Sunlit Silhouettes

Hanout Marrakech Sunlit Silhouettes  Flowing dresses, natural fabrics and impeccable cuts define a summer wardrobe that balances elegance with ease. Bags, jewellery and carefully chosen footwear provide the finishing touches to luminous silhouettes designed for sun drenched days and balmy evenings. A free-spirited, refined and distinctly sunlit style.     Summer Elegance Summer elegance is […]

Tangier Celebrates the Image

© Isabel Muñoz This summer, Tangier enriches its cultural landscape with a major new event: Photo Tanger 2026, the inaugural edition of the International Festival of the Image. From 17th June to 31st August 2026, the city becomes the setting for a vast artistic programme. Conceived by writer Tahar Ben Jelloun and art critic Brahim […]

AT THE VENICE BIENNALE

MOROCCO AT THE VENICE BIENNALE A historic first and a strong signal to the art world. From 9th May to 22nd November, Morocco will present its first national pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, held at the prestigious Arsenale site. To mark this unprecedented presence, artist Amina Agueznay and curator Meriem Berrada combine their perspectives […]

Soundouss Chraïbi: Writing to Traverse Silence

Among the most noted authors at the Rabat Book Fair, Soundouss Chraïbi reveals a voice of remarkable precision, where the intimate meets the universal. In her debut novel Le soleil se lève deux fois, she explores with subtlety questions of lineage, inner displacement and paths to emancipation. A voice both delicate and assured, already emerging […]

From Heritage To New Voices Moroccan Literature In The Spotlight

Photo: Aissa Saouiri From May 1st to 10th, 2026, the International Publishing and Book Fair transforms Rabat into a vast landscape of discovery, rediscovery and encounter. Amid the thousands of pages, voices and worlds that come together, we invite you to explore the work of Driss Chraïbi, whose centenary is being marked this year with […]

Arkane Afrika: Art as a Shared African Language

Abderrahmane Ouardane. Photo All rights reserved On the sidelines of the International Exhibition of Ports and Their Ecosystems, held from April 1st to 3rd in El Jadida, Arkane Afrika brought together artists from across Africa and the diaspora for a socially engaged contemporary art exhibition. Through this platform, combining artist residencies and exhibitions, creators explore […]

Farid and Dina Bensaïd : music as a living legacy

Some family stories are not shaped solely by words, but by music. The story of Farid Bensaïd and his daughter Dina is woven through a rare dialogue between two generations, two artistic paths and a shared devotion to the collective. A violinist, Farid Bensaïd is the founder of the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra (OPM) and the […]

ALBERT OIKNINE : THE MOROCCAN CAFTAN IS BOTH TIMELESS AND RESOLUTELY CONTEMPORARY

A leading figure in Moroccan fashion, Albert Oiknine embodies a generation of designers who have brought the caftan into the language of contemporary fashion without ever betraying its soul. An heir to a savoir-faire passed down at the heart of the family atelier, he has succeeded in combining artisanal rigour with an international outlook, tradition […]

ZINEB JOUNDY : WHEN THE CAFTAN ENTERS INTO DIALOGUE WITH THE WORLD

A leading figure of the caftan, Zineb Joundy embodies an open, outward-looking creative vision shaped by memory and dialogue. Trained under the rigorous standards of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, and later immersed in the world of French haute couture alongside Karl Lagerfeld and the House of Lanvin, she has developed an approach […]

ZHOR RAÏS : FORTY YEARS IN THE SERVICE OF THE MOROCCAN CAFTAN

An icon of the Moroccan caftan, Zhor Raïs is among those designers who have succeeded in evolving its lines without ever betraying the craft’s DNA. One of the very first creators to found a fashion house dedicated exclusively to the caftan exactly forty years ago, she has since combined tradition, boldness, and an uncompromising attention […]