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Artists who fell for Morocco

Moustapha Akkad

Turned away by Hollywood, he made his film of the birth of Islam in Morocco.

  • From: Syria / United States
  • Their art: filmmaker
  • In Morocco: mid-1970s shoot
  • Made here or about here: The Message (1976)

Where in Morocco

  • Marrakech: a replica of Mecca was built near Marrakesh
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_(1976_film)
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moustapha_Akkad

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