Casablanca is an interface between Africa and Europe, the orient and the occident. Here worlds and religions come together - Islam and Christianity, and in the middle of it all the only Jewish museum in the Arab world, with a Muslim woman as curator. Here conservatives and progressives compete for the future, and young women march in the vanguard towards a modern world, claiming freedoms that would be nigh unimaginable elsewhere in North Africa and in the Middle East. Morocco is ruled by a young King and Queen who are cautiously opening up new horizons for their country. Casablanca is the focal point of this new Morocco and a magnet for its youth. Its geographical location in the north-western corner of Africa has exposed the port city to centuries of influence from Spain and France, which has merged with indigenous traditions. Arabic, Andalusian and Ghanaian rhythms are fused with rock ’n’ roll, women’s magazines vie with “Elle” and “Vogue” while at the same time presenting modern looks for the caftan. Casablanca’s melting-pot history is most evident in its fascinating architecture. The white buildings that gave the city its name arose in the mid-20th century, when Casablanca was already an experimental laboratory of modernism - another heritage of which the new Arabic avant-garde is proud. Rediscover Casablanca with MINIInternational. We promise it will be the start of a beautiful friendship...