
Surfing along Morocco’s Western Coast: In Conversation with Local Surf Maroc
At MZAB, we were fortunate to get in touch with the team at Local Surf Maroc, a locally owned Moroccan surf school and surf camp in Tamraght, along the Western Coast of Morocco in Taghazout Bay. In the interview, we explore the founder Rachid’s story, what it was like growing up an ocean child…

Dalya Ismail is the founder of creative studio D.I. Design and is an interior designer and artist of Sudanese origin residing in the UAE. Read below as we caught up with her on her formative years, lines of poetry she lives by and the sanguine years she spent in Sudan.

Join MZAB as we interview the visionary creative Sarah Addouh, a Moroccan photographer, architect and collage artist based in Casablanca.

Join MZAB as we catch up with Baiyinah Brookins, founder of Mystics and Sages, an ethical sterling silver handcrafted jewellery brand which supports Tuareg artisans across Africa.

Vanguard of Exploration: Farha Bi on the Road
MZAB magazine caught up with Farha Bi also known as Brown Girl on a Bike. Farha is based in Birmingham with Kashmiri roots documenting her cycling adventures through her instagram page @browngirlonabike. We interviewed Farha about her culture, upbringing and key moments during her travels.

The Moral Judgement of Butterflies: K. Eltinaé in Conversation
In this interview MZAB speaks with poet and writer K. Eltinaé on his newest collection of poetry ‘The Moral Judgement of Butterflies’ available to purchase here . Our conversation explores his upbringing, culture and the creative process behind writing and creating.
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Beyond Esoteric Muses
“At moonset I was born Dawn leaned over the universe And night’s breast In rage tore its tunic.” ~Malika al-Assimi — The women are for expansion. Sinuous, flexuous, their gentle force pervades through the motley Silk Road, at moonrise, at moonset, captured in the archaic record of the times and sealed in the arc of…
The Mind of Artist Soraya Through Illustration
Soraya is formerly one half of MZAB magazine and an artist based in Paris. These illustrations below exhibit underwater themes, repetitive motifs and intricate designs. She is the illustrator behind MZABs logo, the elusive Tuareg in a turban.
Ocean around them
I am vast, blue timeworn colossus, rolling, the green hills of Qwahu brown scars of the Nuer I can go deeper, hold it and deeper still hold, hold. In these things lie no permission, everything- is for the taking- the giving. Heirloom scattered coral, pirouette in the deep, I find language and stories of them…
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