The neffar, Morocco’s human clock of Ramadan, fighting against time

For centuries, the neffar has roamed Moroccan streets before dawn during Ramadan, sounding his trumpet to wake people for suhoor, a tradition that continues, though now fading. Rooted in history and folklore, his role stretches from Marinid Fez to Saadian Marrakech and remains a symbolic echo of a time when faith, not alarm clocks, marked the hour.