Of Tea and Henna : A Nice Welcome

Of Tea and Henna : A Nice Welcome

For the first time whilst visiting shrines in the Chiadme region I had come across stalls selling items either as souvenirs or for consumption at the shrine as part of a ritual.  The shrine was in a small village called Sidi Abdeljalil some 3 kilometres from Talmest...
Sidi Ouasmine  :  The Sultan of Regraga

Sidi Ouasmine : The Sultan of Regraga

The annual pilgrimage around the locality of Essaouira every spring is called ‘ Regraga’,  a name which also describes the group of Chorfa ( a darija word denoting noble religious leaders descending from the Prophet Mohamed otherwise known as Sharif )  who...
I Am He Who I Love

I Am He Who I Love

I Am He Whom I Love  I am He whom I love, and He whom I love is I:  We are two spirits dwelling in one body.  If thou seest me,  thou seest Him,  And if thou seest Him, thou seest us both.   Hussein Ibn Mansur Al Hallaj On the bus recently from Casablanca I was...
Sidi Abdellah ben Ouasmine

Sidi Abdellah ben Ouasmine

Below is a series of photographs documenting the zaouia and mausoleum of sufi Sidi Abdellah ben Ouasmine located in el Hanchane,  a small town in Essaouira Province. Sidi Abdellah ben Ouasmin is the grandson of Sidi Ouasmin,  the Sultan of Regraga,  found near...