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The term also applies more broadly to any people who share a common Moroccan culture and identity, as well as those who natively speak Moroccan Arabic or other languages of Morocco. [37] [38] In addition to the approximately 37 million residents of Morocco, there is a large Moroccan diaspora.
Moroccan literature is the literature produced by people who lived in or were culturally connected to Morocco and the historical states that have existed partially or entirely within the geographical area that is now Morocco. Most of what is known as Moroccan literature was created since the arrival of Islam in the 8th century. [23]
Thousands of Moroccan Jews living in Europe, Israel and North America visit the country regularly. There is a small but apparently growing minority of Moroccan Christians made of local Moroccan converts (not Europeans). In 2014, most of the 86,206 foreign residents are French people, Spaniards, Algerians and sub-Saharan African students.
The main Moroccan dish most people are familiar with is couscous, [314] the old national delicacy. Beef is the most commonly eaten red meat in Morocco, usually eaten in a tagine with vegetables or legumes.
In late 1955, in the middle of what came to be known as the Revolution of the King and the People, [174] Sultan Mohammed V successfully negotiated the gradual restoration of Moroccan independence within a framework of French-Moroccan interdependence. The sultan agreed to institute reforms that would transform Morocco into a constitutional ...
Ahmed Marcouch, Moroccan-Dutch politician and former police officer, civil servant and educator serving as Mayor of Arnhem since 2017. Joël Mergui, Moroccan-born French Jewish dermatologist and community leader, serving as the president of the Israelite Central Consistory of France. Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the French Council of Muslim ...
Nations that have offered aid to Morocco. 13:00, Anuj Pant. Several countries have offered aid to Morocco, following the devastating earthquake that struck the region and killed over 2,000 people.
For example, in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, giving children Berber names was banned. [190] [191] [192] In Morocco, the Arabic language and Arab culture occupied a superior position in official and social domains. The Arabist ideology was popular among Moroccan society, as well as within bureaucratic cadres and the political parties. [193]