Aljibes are water-storage wells built by Arabs that invaded the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. The technique stored water for their fortresses, but now it is brought back to save the environment.
A report by the University of Leeds reveals that the prices of hajj trips have increased by 25% in the last five years for British pilgrims. As a response, the British government called for «better industry compliance and self-regulation».
The Polisario Front has not been one of the priorities set up by the Algerian lobbyists in the United States. This has been witnessed after the statements published by the Wall Street Journal’s recent article on the Sahara.
Brave, Fearless and close to Alaouite Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, Kaid Maclain was a Scottish general and instructor of the Moroccan army. His military career brought him to the Kingdom, where he led an interesting life and went through a series of thrilling experiences and narrow escapes.
Jannat Al-Baqi is the oldest cemetery in Islam. It is the resting place of several Islamic figures, including the Prophet’s son, companions and wives. Al-Baqi, which held a great significance for Muslims in Al Madinah, was destroyed by the Wahhabi regime, which opposed tombs veneration.
His hilullah is celebrated every year on Lag B’Omer by Moroccan Jews who come to visit his tomb in Draa. Rabbi David Halevi is a Jewish saint who is venerated by both Jews and Muslims.
For three decades, Tangier was home to America’s Poor Little Rich Girl Barbara Hutton. To forget about her desperate life, she hosted the most extravagant parties in the city, living the Moroccan dream to the fullest.
In 1963, 1981 and 1996, the late king Hassan II ordered Moroccans to call off Eid al-Adha. Not celebrating the annual feast was due to several reasons such as the economic crisis, drought and the state of the herd; however, these explanations convinced Moroccans only twice.
On Saturday, the Baerum mosque in the suburbs of Oslo was the scene of a shooting carried by a Norwegian man. The young terror suspect has acted alone, according to the Norwegian police which are investigating the shooting as a terror attack. The assailant is described as a far-right sympathizer who had supremacist motivations.
On the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims get to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a feast that is very particular. Muslims around the world meat with friends and family, pray and sacrifice an animal. Even those who are residing abroad manage to create their own version of the Eid.
The same Brahim Ghali who summoned members of the Polisario General Secretariat to «prepare for war against Morocco», spoke about peace at the 10th edition of the Sahrawi summer university in Boumedres.
Mohamed Ayadi is a Moroccan businessman who managed to build himself a career in Europe. He moved to Germany at an early age to establish a leading company in the field of programming. The self-made man hopes to share his experience with others and create job opportunities for fellow citizens.
Throughout history, Moroccan women’s clothes were influenced by their lifestyle, culture and identity. But were they less conservative than nowadays ? To historians, the story of what our foremothers wore in the past is more complicated than that.
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