Matthew Greene’s Journalist Portfolio

Paradise lost: Why Morocco's Akchour is a victim of its own success

Middle East Eye — TALAMBOTE, Morocco - Tourists gather at the foot of the roaring 110-metre high cascade, smiling with their arms outstretched as they take turns snapping photographs of one another. Next to them, atop a mossy boulder, another group waits before plunging into the emerald pool below.

July 18, 2018

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Moroccoʹs treatment of Hirak El-Shaabi: Fair trial? Fat chance - Qantara.de

Qantara — More than a year after protests emerged in the northern city of Hoceima, Moroccan authorities continue to crackdown on support for Hirak, the popular movement that began when fish vendor Mouhcine Fikri was crushed to death in a garbage truck trying to retrieve his confiscated merchandise.

March 7, 2018

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Snow in Moroccoʹs Atlas mountains: Calling the King to account

Qantara — This yearʹs bitter weather conditions, characterised by unusually heavy snowfalls in the Atlas mountains, merely highlight the Moroccan governmentʹs neglect of its poorest regions and the rural Amazigh community.

Feb. 28, 2018

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An Uphill Climb

Zenith — In Morocco’s Rif mountains, visions of a community-based sustainable tourism economy are being weighed down by hardships familiar to the region.

Dec. 22, 2017

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Bio Morocco: Permaculture movement grows despite pressure

Middle East Eye — TETOUAN, Morocco - The uphill footpath of recycled tires and timber logs winds between fig, olive, and pomegranate trees, passing cactus bushes and a scattered assortment of flowers and herbs. The garden does not appear to reflect years of thoughtful planning and work, but everything here was planted with a purpose.

Dec. 1, 2017

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