Jake Warga

Jake Warga is an independent journalist currently based in Morocco.

I'm an award-winning Independent Journalist currently based in Ifrane, Morocco. With an M.A. in Visual Anthropology, I bring a unique sensitivity and curiosity to the many cultures I visit around the world. With a microphone in one hand and a camera in the other, I collect stories for public radio and images for various outlets.
Some of the sweeping scenes of Arabia in the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia were actually filmed in Morocco.

Morocco is tired of getting the Hollywood treatment

Moroccan cities and desert locales have served as stand-ins for many movies actually set in other Middle East countries. But some in Morocco would like their country to play itself more often on the big screen

Morocco is tired of getting the Hollywood treatment
Morocco's Family Code

Has Morocco's 'Family Code' shown how gender equality can coexist with Islam in the courts?

Has Morocco's 'Family Code' shown how gender equality can coexist with Islam in the courts?
Visitors to the Vatican often overlook the historical significance of the building's floors, which are frequently made from re-purposed bits of ancient history.

You'd better watch where you walk the next time you visit the Vatican

You'd better watch where you walk the next time you visit the Vatican

Hijab Wearing Breakdancer Turns Heads in Morocco

Hijab Wearing Breakdancer Turns Heads in Morocco

Why Foreigners are Still Attracted to Detroit

Why Foreigners are Still Attracted to Detroit
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Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World

For Friday's Geo Quiz name the city where a stone engraving supposedly predicts the end of the world. Hint: You might find a swim-up bar nearby.

Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World

Slideshow: World Championships of Ice and Snow Sailing

Ice and snow sailing is a very creative winter sport. Athletes windsurf across a frozen surface and St. Ignace, Michigan recently held the World Championships of Ice and Snow Sailing.

Slideshow: World Championships of Ice and Snow Sailing

Egypt's Depressed Tourism Industry Leaves Bored Camels

Geo Quiz: Which way does the Nile River flow? The world's longest river starts in the highlands of Central Africa and flows down hill all the way to the Mediterranean.

Egypt's Depressed Tourism Industry Leaves Bored Camels
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Bahamian Remembers Martin Luther King's Visits

For the Geo Quiz, we want you to name the westernmost district of the Bahamas where Martin Luther King Jr. visited in 1964 and 1968.

Bahamian Remembers Martin Luther King's Visits

Haiti's Art in Peril

What is happening to the rich art and culture of the Caribbean nation, 18 months after a devastating earthquake?

Haiti's Art in Peril

Cambodia and Thailand at Odds Over an Ancient Temple

The Preah Vihear temple is at the heart of a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.

Cambodia and Thailand at Odds Over an Ancient Temple

Asian street cuisine

This Geo Quiz might make you hungry! We're looking for a large city in Southeast Asia. The city's name means "city of angels." It became its country's capital in the 18th century. And it has great food and not merely in the fancy restaurants.

Asian street cuisine

Lobster safari in Sweden

For today's Geo Quiz, we're searching for an ocean strait between the North Sea and Kattegat Bay. Denmark lies to the south — Norway and Sweden, respectively, to the north and east.

Lobster safari in Sweden
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Germany's terror alert

Safari tourism in Africa is changing. Tracking down big game is still central, but more and more tourists are also involved with conservation and helping local communities. Correspondent Jake Warga reports.

Germany's terror alert
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A new focus for safari tourism

Safari tourism in Africa is changing. Tracking down big game is still central, but more and more tourists are also involved with conservation and helping local communities. Correspondent Jake Warga reports.

A new focus for safari tourism