Overview
Morocco is a country of 446,550 square kilometers that is located in Northern Africa between Algeria and Western Sahara. It borders both the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In 788, around 100 years after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a succession of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to reign in Morocco. The current Moroccan royal family belongs to the Alawite dynasty, which dates back from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and began a 50 year period of trade rivalry amongst other European powers. Shortly after this in 1912, the French made Morocco a protectorate country. The French rule ended in 1956 with Morocco’s independence. Sultan Mohammed V, the current monarch’s grandfather, organized
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Moroccan cuisines employ a large variety of spices that are used in the Mediterranean region, such as cinnamon, cumin, turmeric and coriander. Couscous is the traditional Moroccan Berber dish and is often served with stewed meat and vegetables. Kebobs of chicken, lamb and seafood are also common. Morocco has a national dish called tagine, for the large clay pot in which it is cooked. Tangine is a heavily spiced stew that includes vegetables and shredded chicken or beef. Moroccan flat bread is commonly served at every meal. Morocco also has a rich history of artistic expression, and is a chief example of the intricacy of Islamic art. Tile work and carpet weaving are the most recognized of Moroccan …show more content…
In the 1980s, Morocco was a heavily indebted country before pursuing austerity measures and pro-market reforms that are overseen by the IMF. Since he took the thrown in 1999, King Mohammed VI has presided over a stable economy marked by steady growth, low inflation and gradually falling unemployment, although a poor harvest and economic difficulties worldwide contributed to an economic stagnation in 2012.
Industrial development strategies and infrastructure improvements are improving Morocco’s competitiveness. Morocco also is seeking to expand its renewable energy capacity with a goal of making renewable energy 40% of output by 20202. Key sectors of the Moroccan economy include agriculture, tourism, phosphates, textiles, apparel and subcomponents. To boost exports, Morocco entered into a bilateral FTA with the U.S. and an Advanced Status agreement with the European Union in 2000. However, despite Morocco’s economic progress, the country still suffers from high unemployment, poverty and illiteracy. In 2011 and 2012 high prices on fuel strained the government’s budget and widened the country’s current account deficit. In fall 2013, Morocco capped some of its fuel subsides in an effort to gradually reduce the country’s large budgetary
Desert Storm was a part of the Gulf War, Desert Storm was a codenamed Operation to get Iraq soldiers out of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. This was the first foreign crisis that the U.S. got involved in since the Cold war. It was because of saddam Hussein. Saddam ordered his Iraqi army to cross the border to Kuwait. This wasn’t some random attack by Iraq. but instead Iraq had been preparing for this for years, they knew what they were doing and were heavily equipped with weapons.
Arabanoo was knowns as a native Australian man who was held hostage by the English settlers of the First fleet. The English had kidnapped Arabanoo in order to assist communication between the Aborigines and English. In 1789 the settlers had brought the small pox disease to the country and after 6 months of being held captive, Arabanoo had been infected with the small pox and died in a short amount of
Economic ways started in the nineteenth century, still have a hold on the countries of the sub-Sahara today. These countries are all impoverished and have seen horrific civil wars, however, the general consensus is that they are making slow improvements in their economy. The starvation, overpopulation and health problems are still very evident. Perhaps continued assistance coupled with education and protection will keep them on the road to stability and more rewarding lives for their citizens.
The dispute over Western Sahara dates back to 1975 and is Africa’s longest-running territorial dispute. Western Sahara had been a Spanish colony since 1884. Although Spain surrendered the territory in 1975, Western Sahara failed to gain national independence. Instead, Mauritania and Morocco filled the void, and Mauritania ceded its claim to Morocco in 1976. The nationalists in the region responded by forming the Polisario in 1973. Supported by the Algerian government, which has a longstanding rivalry with Morocco, the Polisario waged a guerilla war against Moroccan occupiers and to this day, the conflict between the Polisario and Morocco has not been resolved. In April 1991, the United Nations established MINURSO, the United Nations Mission for a Referendum in Western Sahara. It’s brief was to implement a peace plan outlined in a 1990 Security Council resolution and broker a ceasefire. While the ceasefire held, the mission was never fully deployed and the negotiations have been at a standstill since 2004 after UN special envoy James Baker resigned. The Polisario believes that the status of Western Sahara should be determined by its people, but Morocco claims the territory as its own.
Of African origin are such specialities as gumbo and pralines, West Indian callaloo and duckandoo (a dish of greens and a dessert based on sweet potatoes), the Brazilian condiments dende oil and spicy hot sauces. Jamaica's bammy bread and the pan bread so beloved in the southern United States are both said to have their origin in the flat round cassava breads typical of Africa. Seeds and the plants of sesame, okra, some melons, and certain varieties of greens as well as yams, together with many techniques of bread making, and the use and combination of spices, are also all credited to the ingenuity of the African cook.
Officially KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, this country of northwestern North Africa lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. It borders Algeria to the east and southeast; Western Sahara is to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. It is the only African country with coastal exposure to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. There form of government now is a constitutional Monarchy with two legislative houses. Morocco’s official language is Arabic, and Islam is the official religion (99.8% of the nation is Islamic). The ethnic composition consists of 65% Arabic, 33% Berber, 2% other.
Casablanca is a restaurant that serves some of the most authentic, home feel like, Arabic cuisine and is differentiated by the fact that it serves Halal (hand slaughtered meat that is considered blessed in the Islamic religion). Being located in the heart of Clifton hill (the tourist center of Niagara Falls Ontario), gives it not only the advantage of foot traffic. But also makes it a landmark for the city locals.
Morocco is currently a developing country. It takes a lot of thinking and hard work to establish a business in a country such as Morocco, but having good labor conditions, just labor rights, freedom of labor, trade freedom, good economic growth, and a positive government spending for the betterment of the nation are some of the factors that greatly affect the incoming businesses and their success. Currently Morocco’s economy has been on a roller coaster “where labor freedom seems to be progressing but international business freedom and trade freedom, with international partners has seen a continuous decline”. Labor conditions over all can be seen advancing, due to immense international pressure from countries such as United States, Spain, and France, but still there remains a great deal of child labor and poor working condition problem. Moroccan government has initiated worker’s safety and fairness programs. The labor laws have also been reshaped to provide equality, justice, and quality work experience; but, the educational sector still remains overburdened, and there is a major shortage of technical and skilled labor. Moroccan government has also been working with its trading allies, especially U.S.A, to create a better and safer working environment within its boundaries to welcome more international companies like General Electric to conduct business on a large scale level. Gradually but surely Morocco’s government and its business sector is doing their best to help the country’s labor conditions move in a positive direction.
...e getting killed during operations by the Egyptian security forces. The balance of trade was characterized by huge trade deficits. The oil exports are what the economy is highly dependent on, which the US financial and military aid major the source of it on foreign income together with tourism receipts.
Morocco, a nation in the Northern part of Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, has demonstrated improvements in their economic landscape in recent years. The nation’s gross domestic product for the year ending 2013 was $180 Billion (reported in USD), representing an increase of $7.8 billion from 2012 and placing them 60th amongst the world’s nations (Central Intelligence Agency, 2014, Economy). The gross domestic product is the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year (Central Intelligence Agency, 2014, References & Definitions). These figures prove that Morocco has increased their output from 2012 to 2013, therefore reinforcing the fact that the nation’s economy has shown signs of growth. In 2012 alone, the Moroccan economy grew 3.2%, driven mainly by internal consumption and public investment (African Development Bank Group, 2014, para.1). Funding the economy and its growth remains a challenge, however, the government has already began to seek ways to increase investment within the nation and develop strong relationships with other nations.
Second largest country in Africa, tenth largest country in the world, diverse culture extending from the Mediterranean coast to the dunes of the Sahara Desert...Algeria. Even with its massive size the current status of Algeria’s economy is quivering in the lofty winds of the Tell Atlas Mountains. The economy tends to remain dominated by the state, which is accordingly a legacy of the country’s socialist post-independence development model. Hydrocarbons are the backbone for Algeria, accounting for 60% of budget revenues, 30% GDP, and 95% of export earnings. Reviewing the last five years we see the government halting privatization of state-owned industries, and increasing the restrictions of imports and foreign involvement. Algeria’s economy, however, continues to grow in 2012 it grew 2.5%, up vaguely from 2011 at 2.4%. Then excluding hydrocarbons the growth has been 5.8%, 0.1% from 2011. Inflation is increasing, currently at 3.9% which varies yearly; 8.9% in 2012, 4.5% in 2011. From 2004 to 2008 the real GDP stay fairly consist from 5-7%, however in 2009 it dropped immensely, and since then every other year the numbers fluctuate. The highest was in 2012 at almost 10%, and the lowest was 2011 at 0%. Looking at the past decade it is perplexing to understand the pattern the GDP follows. The gross national savings in 2013 was 45.5% of the GDP, fluctuating like real GDP; 44.4% (2012), 47.7% (2011). The labor force was at 11.15 million in 2013 which is ranked 48th in the world, however with the high unemployment rate (10.3%-2013) it brings the country to 109th in the world. With the current account balances at $6.7 billion, which is half the amount from 2012 ($12.3 billion), which coincides with the exports amounts of $68.25 billion in 2...
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Moroccan’s are known to have hearty appetites, and it is very appropriate in this culture to leave a table feeling fully and even overly satisfied. According to Helou (1999), this state of being is also known as “shaban”. This country is known for including spices, herbs, wheat, and specific poultry in a large majority of their dishes. These ingredients are unique to their geography and even Islamic influences. Morocco’s neighboring countries, Algeria and Tunisia, have similar cuisine styles, but each are also unique to their geography in specific ways. Both Algerian and Tunisian dishes are rich in spice and can be considered the hottest cuisine of the region. According to Walden (1998), a common theme amongst all three countries include: “slow-simmered tagines; charcoal-grilled lamb, chicken, fish and vegetables; and rich, sweet pastries” (p.
“Saudi Arabia was established in 1932 by King Abd-al-Aziz - known as the Lion of Najd - who took over Hijaz from the Hashemite family and united the country under his family's rule” (Saudi Arabia Profile, 2013). The country is located in the Middle East and borders the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Ironically, it is the largest country (in geographic size) without a river. Saudi Arabia is the largest country within the Arabian Peninsula and neighbors Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar. The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh and is split into 13 different provinces.
Several sources of information were used in drafting this report. Due to the internet I was able to obtain current articles on both countries. Also, I even went so far as to log onto chat rooms specifically created for and attended by Pakistanis and Moroccans. There I asked questions regarding the motovations, beliefs, and values of the people from both countries. The repose was postive in that Moroccans and Pakistanis were more tham happy to answer my questions. Both parties seemed to be very nationalistic and pround of their countries. It is interesting to note that most of the people I was chating with were expatriots, most of whom are located on the United States. Though I found the chat rooms an interesting place to speak with Pakistanis and Moroccans, the information I gathered was limited. I attribute this to chat room formats that only allow a person to respond with short sentences. I later found a Pakistani chat room that allowed real time voice data transmission (www.pakison.com) which functioned like a two way radio. There people were able to express their thought and opinions regarding their home countries in more detail. The next couple of sections will detail the main differences between the cultures of Morocco and Pakistan.