The BMS Committee elected Mike Wood as the new Chairman Mike holds degrees from LSE and HEC Paris. During his City career he was a Director at Hambros and Schroder Salomon Smith Barney. Since 2005 Mike and his wife Lucie have divided their time between Marrakech and their smallholding in Hertfordshire playing an active part […]
One Hundred Summers: A Family Story by Vanessa Branson Book Talk at the National Liberal Club (1 Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London SW1A 2HE) Wednesday 14th October at 7.30pm BMS members are invited to hear Vanessa Branson talk about her newly published memoir, “One Hundred Summers: A Family Story,” at the National Liberal Club on Wednesday 14th […]
The Committee are currently advertising for a new Administrator to facilitate ongoing society admin and events. If you think that you or someone you know would be a good fit for the position, please apply through the following link: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-british-moroccan-society/administrator/701227?tsId=8
A thriller by James von Leyden Marrakech, August. It is the start of Ramadan, the hottest in memory. Among the few foreigners left in the sweltering city are a riad owner, her French boyfriend and an English girl whose bag has been stolen after a hen weekend. At the local commissariat 24-year old detective […]
The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road London SW5 0SW Listening: Encounters in Gendered NoiseThursday 15 August 7pm FREESound artist Gilles Aubry presents audio recordings and videos from his research in Morocco, exploring gender separation, female representation and resistance and the sounds of women’s daily life and struggle. Book here: https://mosaicrooms.org/event/encounters-in-gendered-noise/ Readings: The Moroccan Feminist You’ve […]
Through a series of personal accounts and documentary photography, the book captures stories of a few individuals from the calisthenics community who share the effects the sport has had in changing their lives and transforming their community. Proceeds from book sales will be used to further expand the non-profit calisthenics programme in Morocco. The exhibition […]
The following Moroccan Artists are performing during the Shubbak Festival: Acrobats from Tangier, Street artist, Illustrator, graphic designer, creative director, Sculptures & video works, Performance, Kabareh Cheikhats ? Music,
Music, Film, Leila Sleimani ? Literature, Samira Saleh ? Literature
3 July 2019 at 6:30 PM Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, UK The British Tunisian Society (BTS) is arranging a visit to the new Islamic Galleries at the British Museum, from 18:30 to 20:30 on Wednesday 3 July, and welcome members of the British Moroccan Society. We will be greeted by Dr Venetia […]