I wrote a small, now deleted, post about this a week or so ago, but would like to go back into the realm of the Moroccan Blogosphere, or “Blogoma,” as one of my favorite sites, Global Voices Online, which does a weekly (or bi-weekly at times) roundup of Moroccan blogs, calls it. The Morocco Report got a mention in the last roundup!

I use Google Reader to keep track of my favorite blogs, most of which are listed on the right side of this page. I religiously follow six or seven blogs, eagerly awaiting the next entry, which I devour with abandon. Yesterday, one of those bloggers, Cat in Rabat, wrote about her experience taking Spanish class with Moroccan students, saying: “I haven’t yet decided whether Moroccan students are impatient or just naturally exuberant. Regardless of the answer, I want to strangle them all.” Self-described as snarky, her musings crack me up on a regular basis.

A more recent find was My Marrakesh, written by American transplant to Marrakesh Maryam who has an interest in design and a knack for writing about it. Her most recent post on Moroccan traditional costumes, is enchanting, as are the photos that accompany it.

The View from Fez, which I refer to as my favorite because of its sheer breadth, reports on news, stories from the Fez medina, the woes of building riads, and so many other things it makes my head spin. Their several sister sites offer free Morocco classifieds and even a lifestyle guide (in which they were kind enough to include my post, The Meknes Bar Report).

Moroccan Musings discusses life as a rural volunteer in Morocco, and posts are often accompanied by gorgeous photos of Morocco’s countryside or blad.

The best coverage of the Nichane case came from Eatbees Blog, the best post by far being A Black Eye for Moroccan Freedom.  The blog also discusses truth, Moroccan locales, and of course, the author’s feelings about living here.

Morocco Time is yet another good one; the author writes about a variety of things, from the hammam to ethical Moroccan-made clothing to the misuse of insha’allah.

For those of you dying to learn Moroccan Arabic (derija), Moroccan Vocabulary is a recent find that covers a word a day in the language - today’s word is mshTa or “comb.”

Another new find is The a la Menthe (Mint Tea, my friends, which you know I love).  The post at top, on tourism in Morocco vs. Tunisia, really sparked my thinking spot.  Yet another blog which has covered the recent news stories well.

Even Moroccan-American author Laila Lalami (Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits) has a blog!

The Moroccan Blog Aggregator combines all of the Morocco blogs into one big posting and also has a list of Moroccan blogs in English.

Other links for Morocco news and information:

Magharebia.com - Maghreb news in English, French or Arabic

Maghreb Arab Presse - Morocco’s state-run press finally posts in English too.

Lonely Planet Thorn Tree - Tourist information lies on the Africa > Morocco travel branch.

Sahara Watch - in the group of blogs banned by the Moroccan government, this one covers news of the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara (inside Morocco: try this)