Rabat, April 14 -- Even for somebody with her pedigree in adventure and travelling as well as her religious attachment to what she calls "our shared humanity, common experiences," Alice Morrison evinces an unyielding refusal to exoticize Morocco.

For the BBC journalist, who graciously describes herself as an "Arabian and adventurer," the North African country, which she has come to see as her second home, is not only appealing because it is different from her native Britain.

Rather, what is exciting for Morrison is the daily reminder, even while living with people considered "different," that "what we have in common far outweighs anything that we may have as differences," she told Morocco World News.

Between January 9 and March 28, Mor...