Morocco

Spain's Civil Guard released this image of a boy, 8, who was the subject of a smuggling attempt.

World News

Spanish Customs Officials Foil Attempt To Smuggle Boy In Suitcase

3:42pm May 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

An 8-year-old from the Ivory Coast was found curled up in a suitcase Thursday, foiling an attempt to smuggle him into Spanish territory. His father was later arrested.

That lactic acid is the very thing that gives smen its blue cheese-like scent, and it's what keeps it from going rancid.

Smen Is Morocco's Funky Fermented Butter That Lasts For Years

2:56pm October 09, 2014

by Alex Schmidt

Like Indian ghee, smen evolved as a way to keep a tasty cooking fat around for a long time. But smen is blessed with a flavor and aroma that's a lot like blue cheese.

Books
Arts

Fact Meets Fiction In Tale Of A Slave, Explorer And Survivor

4:56pm September 12, 2014

by NPR Staff

A Moroccan slave named Estebanico was one of only four men to survive a 1528 expedition to America from Spain. The Moor's Account, a fictional memoir by Laila Lalami, tells the story through his eyes.

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Bottles of mahia in the Nahmias et Fils distillery.

Couple Revives Lost Moroccan Fig Liquor, One Bottle At A Time

7:56pm July 07, 2014

by Alex Schmidt

Jews have made mahia, a spirit made with fermented figs, in Morocco for centuries, but the tradition has all but died out. A New York couple aims to reintroduce the drink that once connected a nation.

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