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January 7, 2021 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Algeria has two official languages, the first being Arabic, which has been recognized as the country’s official language since 1963 and the other Berber, which has had national language status since 2016. These two languages are the native …
January 7, 2021 / by Matthew Brook
The Moroccan flag is easily recognizable with its simple design and bright red color. If you’re geeky and know a bit of vexillology (study of flags) you’ll know that flags with simple and easily recognizable designs are more likely to be popular among …
January 7, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Moroccan cuisine is the most famous fare of Northern Africa and perhaps after Ethiopian cuisine, the most coveted food from Africa. Throughout the world you will find Moroccan Restaurants proudly servings its fare, with many of the dishes influencing n …
January 6, 2021 / by Joel Vostok
In 1952, the Lorillard Tobacco Company introduced the first popular filtered cigarette to the world. Known as Kent Cigarettes, in the first four years following its introduction between 1952 and 1956, it’s believed that an estimated 13 billion were sol …
January 6, 2021 / by Joel Vostok
Alongside the Kalashnikov, one of the most ubiquitous brands being used in various conflicts across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond is the iconic Toyota pickup. The prominence of the brand in modern warfare was first brought to mainstream att …
January 6, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
As one of the first great civilizations the earth has ever seen, Egypt has been drawing in and fascinating traders, travelers and archeologists for generations. Few of us will need introduction to Egypt of old: Pyramids, the Sphinx and multiple bad mov …
January 6, 2021 / by Gareth Johnson
Egyptian cuisine you might say, is hardly setting the world alight. Egypt is surrounded by food that is famous the world over, such as Morocco, Turkey and Syria for example. You are unlikely to find all that many places selling Egyptian cuisine around …
January 6, 2021 / by Matthew Brook
The modern variation of the Egypt flag has a unique history of revolution and ideology which went through many changes in the past hundred years or so. Let’s delve deeper into how the current Egypt flag came to be as we go back in time. The Arab Republ …
January 5, 2021 / by Nicolas Platt
Introduction Algeria is a vast country made up of more than 2,381,741 square kilometres of land, of which 4/5 is desert. It is the largest country in Africa, the 10th largest in the world and takes up a significant part of the continent’s northern half …