Greta Riemersma
Greta Riemersma has been writing for the Dutch daily De Volkskrant since 1993, and serving as its Moroccan correspondent since 2007. Before that she was chief editor of Groningen University's newspaper for three years.
Updated: 24 May 2010
Rabat sees the Spanish enclave of Melilla as an occupied territory. But the Moroccans who live and work there have become attached to its unique character and don't want it to change. 
8,000 foreigners, for the most part Europeans, have moved to Marrakech over the past few years. Their very presence and purchasing power are changing the face of the age-old Moroccan city.