{"id":81,"date":"2006-12-15T07:31:57","date_gmt":"2006-12-15T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2006\/12\/15\/moussem-of-tan-tan-looks-west-to-advance-morocco-to-first-world-nation-status\/"},"modified":"2017-05-28T12:06:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:06:50","slug":"moussem-of-tan-tan-looks-west-to-advance-morocco-to-first-world-nation-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/81\/moussem-of-tan-tan-looks-west-to-advance-morocco-to-first-world-nation-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Moussem of Tan-Tan looks west<br>to advance Morocco to first world nation status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4389_std.jpg\" height=\"335\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nBerber tribesmen gather around a warm Saharan camp fire<br \/>\non the                  eve of the 2006 Moussem of Tan-Tan.<br \/>\n<strong> Photos by   Luke Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong> By Fiona                  Ma and Luke                  Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                 December 15, 2006<\/p>\n<p>How many times does one get an invitation from a King to visit                  his country?<\/p>\n<p>And so it was with intrigue and excitement that San Francisco                  delegates accepted His Majesty King Mohammed VI&#8217;s invitation to                  visit the Kingdom of Morocco, to attend the third annual Moussem                  (festival) of Tan-Tan, nestled in a wind swept corner of the Sahara                  desert.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4763_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Started in 1963, the historic annual Moussem of Tan-Tan draws                  thousands of tribal members from Morocco and northwest Africa,                  historically providing opportunities for tribes to trade, socialize,                  engage in inter-tribal competitions, to celebrate weddings, and                  to engage in rich cultural rituals.<\/p>\n<p>The festival &#8211; postponed between 1979-2003 due to political unrest                  in the region &#8211; was restarted in 2004 under the leadership of                  His Majesty King Mohammed VI and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Kitin                  Munoz Valcarcel. Their combined vision has revived the festival                  into an international economic, cultural, and social event to                  help promote peace and goodwill between nations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4825_std.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"333\" \/><br \/>\nUNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Kitin Munoz Valcarcel<\/p>\n<p>And with recent broad social, economic and political reforms,                  the Kingdom of Morocco has rightfully earned international respect                  for its advancement in human rights and democracy while preserving                  the delicate balance of Morocco&#8217;s rich cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4253_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Representing the United States, Korea, Spain, Saudi Arabia, France                  and Canada, 93 delegates &#8211; including 5 from San Francisco &#8211; were                  generously treated to experience a new dawning for Morocco, a                  country geo-strategically located between Europe and the United                  States, offering a multiplicity of incentives for foreign investment.<\/p>\n<p>After arriving at Tan-Tan airport, delegates were escorted by                  His Majesty&#8217;s security forces to a remote campsite at the mouth                  of the Chbika River on the Atlantic coast to experience first-hand                  what it must be like to live one day in the life of a Bedoin nomad.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4174_std.jpg\" height=\"331\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4126_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4133_std.jpg\" height=\"332\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4225_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4303_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sturdy waterproof tents, woven from camel and lambs hair, stood                  flapping and swaying in the brisk Atlantic breeze, holding ground                  and providing surprisingly comfortable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4454_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4413_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The evening&#8217;s faire provided delegates with an opportunity to                  meet and greet each other, to become unified in a common goal                  to help His Majesty advance his compassionate goal of providing                  his beloved countrymen with an improved standard of living through                  economic reform and development.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4247_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nSan Francisco delegates Assemblymember Fiona Ma,<br \/>\nSmall Business Commissioner Gus Murad and John Barett<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4274_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nFormer U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Edward Gabriel (2nd from right)<br \/>\nand San Francisco Small Business Commissioner Gus Murad (left).<\/p>\n<p>Delegates, after a sultry night that no one wanted to end, retired                  to their tents buoyed and resolved to join His Majesty&#8217;s vision.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4376_std.jpg\" height=\"330\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following morning as the night gave way to day, delegates                  arose with renewed vigor and reconvened for breakfast. A palpable                  sense of unity and good will prevailed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4464_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delegates arrived with important titles preceding them but by                  now conversations between attendees was on a first name basis,                  with delegates sharing life experiences with one another and exchanging                  ideas about fostering a lasting peace for mankind in a world torn                  apart by idealogical differences.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast, delegates boarded coaches to take them to the                  site of the 2006 Moussem of Tan-Tan where Prince Moulay Rachid,                  His Majesty&#8217;s younger brother, would graciously receive and welcome                  delegates.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4594_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nPrince Moulay Rachid<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4585_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4718_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4722_std.jpg\" height=\"332\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4738_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4503_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nU.S. Ambassador to Morocco Thomas Riley (center)<br \/>\nwith the Governor                  of Tan-Tan Ahmed Merghich (right)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4651_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nSaudi Arabia&#8217;s Tarek bin Laden greets Prince Moulay Rachid with                  a warm smile<br \/>\nbearing news that he will help build new cities for                  the Moroccan people.<\/p>\n<p>Beautifully costumed Berber tribesmen performed on their horses                  and camels with thousands of Moroccans providing a colorful backdrop                  as the Saharan wind kicked up sand into an unwelcome frenzy.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4747_std.jpg\" height=\"328\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4502_std.jpg\" height=\"335\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4553_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4564_std.jpg\" height=\"334\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4559_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4782_std.jpg\" height=\"328\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>King Mohammed VI is the 23rd king of the Alaouite Dynasty, the                  reign of which started in the middle of the 17th century. He was                  crowned King on July 23, 1999 at the young age of 38 and was educated                  in Morocco and Europe. Shortly after taking the throne, His Majesty                  addressed the nation via television, promising to take on poverty                  and corruption while creating jobs and improving Morocco&#8217;s human                  rights record.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty broke with tradition by marrying a &#8220;commoner&#8221;                  and held the first-ever public royal wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging the country&#8217;s free trade agreements with the European                  Union, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and the U.S., Morocco has                  been aggressively wooing foreign investors and seeking out export                  partners in the areas of textiles, fertilizers, food and food                  processing, auto components manufacturing, electronics assembly,                  and information technology call centers. Recently privatized industries                  include the telecommunications, tobacco, oil refining, cement                  and utilities industries.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco&#8217;s 2010 Vision sets ambitious objectives to increase annual                  tourist visits to 10 million by 2010, investing in the development                  of new hotels and resorts, especially along the country&#8217;s beautiful                  3,500 km expanse of unspoiled coastline and beaches.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4940_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nThe City of Agadir at sunset<\/p>\n<p>Morocco&#8217;s beautiful beaches, mountains, deserts, and rivers and                  small villages are favorite destinations for filmmakers. Such                  classic movies as Lawrence of Arabia, Sodom and Gomorra, and The                  Last Temptation of Christ were filmed in Morocco, and more recently,                  Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to California in terms of climate, topography and size,                  Morocco has a population of about 31 million people with a majority                  less than 30 years old.<\/p>\n<p>With open skies agreements in the works making it possible for                  direct flights to Morocco from all over the world, Morocco is                  poised to become the next boom in economic development. It&#8217;s geo-strategic                  location, coupled with attractive foreign investment incentives,                  makes Morocco a country few will overlook for a multitude of eco-friendly                  business development opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>So next time you&#8217;re due for a vacation, experience Morocco. You                  will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4923_std.jpg\" height=\"332\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4203_std.jpg\" height=\"330\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4334_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4428_std.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4230_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4929_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos\/tantan_061215\/mw2w4965_std.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> For more images from Morocco                  and the Moussem of Tan-Tan, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukethomas.smugmug.com\/Events\/Tan-Tan-2006\/\">click                  here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berber tribesmen gather around a warm Saharan camp fire on the eve of the 2006 Moussem of Tan-Tan. 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