As a college student in 2015, Ben Bartenstein found himself 4,000 miles from home in Rabat, Morocco. Bartenstein went to Morocco to pursue a career in journalism, an offbeat choice compared to others from his Wisconsin hometown of only 500 people. Most of his childhood … Read Full Article about Alumni Spotlight: Ben Bartenstein
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Morocco Makes Face Masks Compulsory; Morocco Looks to Foreign Debt to Deal with Coronavirus; Morocco’s Literacy Program Serves 290,000 Remote Learners
Photo Credit: MAP. April 6th, 2020. Three stories you need to read today. Compiled and broken … Read Full Article about Morocco Makes Face Masks Compulsory; Morocco Looks to Foreign Debt to Deal with Coronavirus; Morocco’s Literacy Program Serves 290,000 Remote Learners
News Roundup: Casablanca Hospital Transforms Maternity, Pediatric Wards; Morocco to free over 5,000 prisoners; Why Morocco’s king is moving closer to Saudi Arabia’s MBS
Photo Credit: Middle East Eye April 6th, 2020 Three stories you need to read today. Compiled … Read Full Article about News Roundup: Casablanca Hospital Transforms Maternity, Pediatric Wards; Morocco to free over 5,000 prisoners; Why Morocco’s king is moving closer to Saudi Arabia’s MBS
News Roundup: Morocco confirms 27 more cases of Covid-19; Coronavirus fuels domestic violence; EU makes a decision on products from the Sahara.
Photo Credit: Morocco World News April 3rd, 2020 Three stories you need to read today. … Read Full Article about News Roundup: Morocco confirms 27 more cases of Covid-19; Coronavirus fuels domestic violence; EU makes a decision on products from the Sahara.
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The Latest in Language Confusion: Morocco Switches Back from Arabic to French
Photo Credit: Rachel Berets. The following article was written by Rachel Berets, an alumna of the SIT: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media fall 2019 semester. Her piece was published in … Read Full Article about The Latest in Language Confusion: Morocco Switches Back from Arabic to French
Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
The following article was written by Ryley Graham, a fall 2019 alum of SIT: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media. On February 7th, 2020, her story was published in USA Today. ZENATA BEACH, … Read Full Article about Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
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Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
The following article was written by Ryley Graham, a fall 2019 alum of SIT: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media. On February 7th, 2020, her story was published in USA Today. ZENATA BEACH, Morocco – Just a few hours after Brahim Lhlo laid eyes on the Atlantic Ocean for the … Read Full Article about Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
Alumni Spotlight: Jeanette Lam
By Lexi Reich Unsure of which study abroad program to choose, Jeanette Lam, 21, left the decision to a coin toss. Through that chance and the SIT journalism program in Morocco, she found herself in Paris last summer working as a cinematographer and editing assistant on a … Read Full Article about Alumni Spotlight: Jeanette Lam
SIT Alumna Writes About the Homestay Experience
Alumna Anna Bongardino (Spring 2018) published this essay on the homestay experience in the PittNews. She is featured above with her homestay brother and sister. I could hear the rhythmic chant of the afternoon adhan — the Islamic call to worship — ring out from the tinny … Read Full Article about SIT Alumna Writes About the Homestay Experience
