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Tangier and im headed out. most cities of the islamic world getting a beer can be difficult. not here. as long as youre outside the medina, nearly anything goes. tangier reverts to its libertine past. here, western influences become very apparent. ♪ ♪ any night of the week is a good night for young moroccans to take to the streets of ville nouvelle. otman nosaeri is from a generation of moroccans far removed from the romantic conceits of the bowles/burroughs era. hes invited me out for a cas...

Most cities of the islamic world getting a beer can be difficult. not here. as long as youre outside the medina, nearly anything goes. tangier reverts to its libertine past. here, western influences become very apparent. ♪ ♪ ♪ any night of the week is a good night for young moroccans to takeo the streets of ville nouvelle. otman nosaeri is from a generation of moroccans far removed from the romantic conceits of the bowles/burroughs era. hes invited me out for a casual snack. bocadillos, sp...

Have so many investments going on here in tangier. thanks to our king investors are here, have been attracted. tourists are attracted. but the most important part of it is that we should keep the old parts of the city intact, the kasbah, the medina. >> anthony: the medina. >> nosaeri: thats whats hard to do because when you have a european purchasing power coming over here to tangier -- >> anthony: they come. well, like we come. we embrace it. other people want to come. and then we -- it all up....

Else, there are those who like that feeling. >> jonathan: mmm-hm. >> anthony: i like that feeling. um, and then there are those who they may live apart, they may live somewhere else, but theyre not entirely comfortable. its, the difference annoys them or is a burden. >> jonathan: it is. and it frustrates them. some people have to leave home to find their home. im one of those people. whereas i didnt feel at home in the country i was born in at all. but here, i feel okay. i feel very, very happy ...

>> anthony: this is delicious, by the way. the bread here is very good. you work in a magazine? a journalist? >>nosaeri: yeah, i am not a journalist, but i own an urban magazine here in tangier, to inform moroccans we are living in a place thats pretty special. its not for any purpose that william burroughs or paul bowles or henri matisse. all these people came to tangier. this city has something which makes it different from other, you know, from other cities. >> anthony: well, what about young...

♪ >> anthony: when tangier was interzone, back in the day, it seemed to some, im sure, as if ex-pats outnumbered the locals. that was never true. but you certainly could live a life apart, make your own world within the existing one. reinvent yourself and live entirely within a universe of your own creation. far from the grand soco is a 14-acre estate owned by christopher gibbs, a well-known dealer of antiques and long-time ex-pat. today, hes having a garden party. whos coming? jonathan, you k...

Just ask. >> george: just ask someone. >> anthony: uh, you know, youre not getting totally ripped here? >> george: no, its a functional part of daily life. for a long time the rest of the country and the government didnt really like tangier a whole lot. because it was seedy. there are these foreigners that came here and did god knows what. >> anthony: the new king is -- the new -- >> george: he likes tangier. >> anthony: he likes? >> george: yeah, it makes money. >> anthony: he sees it as a futu...

Dream or to live that life. has the reality come to resemble his perception of the reality, or -- >> cherie: the tangier that i see is paul bowles, and i still see it. i still feel it. you can still find the magic. >> anthony: the market, or souk, in tangier is one of the best in all morocco. the food stalls and vendors are still pretty impressive. wander the markets long enough and youre sure to stumble across the unexpected. hooves? sure. how about a lambs head? here, nothing goes to waste. ch...

Shes been living here for more than a decade. g.p. de richmont, a frenchman who has his hands in a lot of businesses, including a café in the kasbah. years living in tangier, unknown. bianca hamri, an american. shes been here forever, led many lives, i gather, and occasionally translates books from maghribi to english. and the dashing and mysterious baron de coqueiros gondareus, an artist from chile whos been living and working in the kasbah since a hasty exit from puerto rico for reasons never...

Another floor? >> abdelmajid: oh yes, follow me. yeah, there is a nice collection of, uh, things from the sahara. >> anthony: so you travel a lot? >> abdelmajid: little bit. not like you. [ laughter ] >> anthony: oh, this is, uh, for pounding -- >> abdelmajid: yes, yes, this is from the gond tribe from mali. >> anthony: how much will this sell for, do you think? >> abdelmajid: around $300. >> anthony: really? for this? thats very reasonable. >> abdelmajid: yes. >> anthony: ill be buying that. th...