The second annual edition of the Maroc Blog Awards [1] were held in Casablanca on January 31. The awards honor the best Moroccan bloggers (as well as bloggers whose primary blog topic is Morocco) in 13 categories. This year, awards were given in the following categories:
- Best Moroccan Blog 2009 (“Blog of the Year”)
- Best Political Blog
- Best IT Blog
- Best Artistic Blog
- Best Humor Blog
- Best Blog Design
- Best “Skyblog” (honoring blogs which are presented like diaries)
- Best Rookie Blog (honoring a blogger who has been active for less than one year)
- Best Thematic Blog
- Best Blog in French
- Best Blog in Arabic
- Best Blog in English
- Best Blog in Spanish
Reb, who is an American researching the Blogoma (Moroccan blogosphere), congratulated [2] all of the winners:
This is a little late–I was out of town last week–but congrats to all the winners of the 2009 Maroc Blog Awards! You all definitely deserve recognition.
Robin Des Blogs, winner of the Blog of the Year and Best French Blog categories, wrote about attending the ceremony and winning the award [3]:
Dire que jusqu’à ce matin j’ étais un citoyen ordinaire, juste un mec avec plein d’ambitions et de rêves comme tout le monde…Ce soir, je rentre chez moi avec cette impression de pouvoir tout faire, non pas parce que je me suis découvert quelque talent caché ou des forces mystérieuses, mais parce que j’ai gagné au Maroc Blog Awards…deux titres dont l’un n’est tout autre que le prestigieux blason de meilleur blog marocain de l’année 2009, rien que ça… Tu parles d’une soirée !
The blogger also shared a photo from the event:
Casawaves, who won the award for Best Thematic Blog, shared videos from the event, including this one of a percussion group performing:
Saad Erraji, winner of the Best Skyblog category, also shared a photograph [4] from the event: