Has racist thinking discouraged us from looking at how sophisticated West African empires were before the Europeans arrived? How did trade mesh with a rise in inequality between Africa and the Europeans? West Africa Before the Europeans,...

Brendan Marrocco, a former US soldier and quadruple amputee, successfully underwent double arm transplant surgery on Dec.18 last year at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The surgery involved several hours of connecting the bones,...

Why are we ignorant of the archaeology left behind in West Africa? Are West Africans going to rediscover their history and will there be a demand of giving back physical objects from foreign museums in aiding that rediscovery?

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A solar powered plane has completed a 19-hour flight from Madrid in Spain to Morocco. Swiss plane the Solar Impulse is the size of a Boeing 747, but weighs around the same as a family car. The transcontinental flight is seen as a warm up...

English conversation about traveling. Includes comprehension questions and answers. Useful for practicing listening comprehension.

Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the power of love and friendship in The Merchant of Venice. Tackle complex questions including what it means to be a good friend and whether true love really exists in the...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the War of Portuguese Succession

The latin phrase Terra firma means "solid earth". From the beginning of time, man has utilized the Terra firma beneath his feet for a myriad of reasons but the most striking option has been to create homes out of the solid earth. Modern...

MOT 1953: TROUBLED MOROCCO: Policeman w/ nightstick chasing male, small group of males sitting in street, MS Policeman turning face of young teenager, arms up, forward. HA WS United Nations session, USSR Arkadiy Sobolev, two unidentified...

MOT 1952: NEW YORK, NEW YORK: UNITED NATIONS: U.N. Assembly, VS USSR delegate Arkady A. Sobolev (1903-1964) speaking (No SOT), United Kingdom Selwyn Lloyd (1904-1978) SOT talking about Treaty of Fez, U.S. Philip Jessup (1897-1986) on...

This lesson will delve into four types of tenses used for the future: Future Simple - will, going to, Present Continuous and Present Simple.

For each one, Mr. P. will list the most important rules there are. He will provide...

How hard is it for historians to look at what was going on before the slave trade in West Africa? What were the limits of geographic expansion in West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 3

This well known traditional story from Morocco is performed with glove and rod puppets. The two main characters, The Magician and Aladdin, are introduced and the story is taken to a dramatic point where the audience can work out what...

Portia receives two wealthy suitors, Shylock’s servant quits, and Shylock’s daughter Jessica orchestrates an elaborate plan to steal her father’s money and elope with her boyfriend Lorenzo! How will Shylock react when he loses his...

MOT 1947: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA: Pentagon w/ Potomac River FG. Columns of Pentagon. Sign: Sec of Air Force, Undersec of Air Force. Chairman of Air Policy Commission Thomas K. Finletter (1893-1980) SOT saying French Morocco important,...

MOT 1952: NEW YORK, NEW YORK: UNITED NATIONS: U.N. Assembly w/ Egypt delegate Abdel Moneim Mostafa SOT (w/ translation) asking for Morocco's independence. India delegate Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (1876-1974) SOT saying performed by...

MOT 1951: CASABLANCA, MOROCCO: CLINIC: EXT Clinic w/ Moroccan people standing in line, some w/ children. CU Moroccan male w/ swolen eye area, trachoma, eye disease. INT Clinic w/ doctors, nurses treating male & female patents for...

MOT 1952: FRENCH MOROCCO: ARRIVAL: VS French Resident-General Augustin-Leon Guillaume (1895-1983) walking at dock ramp, MS Native Moroccan soldiers standing at attention, Guillaume saluting, children waving & shouting, riding in...

What was West Africa like before the Europeans arrival? How did the empires grow, flourish and eventually decline?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1

MOT 1946: MOROCCO: People entering El Morocco, cab pulling away FG. INT Men in tuxedos walking, people dancing, others sitting at tables edge of dance floor. Owner John Perona (R) in booth w/ couple, SOT talking about wine, liquor....

MARRAKECH (MARRAKESH): HA XWS People gathered in open area w/ city buildings BG. People & camels gathered together flat roof city buildings BG. Middle East Eurasia / LAHORE PAKISTAN: HA XWS Badshahi Masjid (mosque) w/ huge courtyard...

Ksar Mud House, Morocco part 1/3: This video explores the ancient fortified village of Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou in Morocco, built entirely out of the earth beneath it by the Amazigh people. The village is a prime example of pre-Saharan...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Barbary Wars

MOT 1951: RABAT, FRENCH MOROCCO: TU 'Commandement De L'eronautique du Morocco' sign, US Officers & General Pierpoint M. Hamilton (1898-1982) & French General Maurice Challe (1905-1979) signing papers, agreement USAF build & operate bases...