by Geoff | Jun 3, 2016 | Northern Africa
A mellah is a walled Jewish quarter of a city in Morocco, analogous to the European ghetto. Jewish population were confined to mellahs in Morocco beginning from the 15th century and especially since the early 19th century. It first was seen as a privilege and a...
by Geoff | May 23, 2016 | Morocco, Northern Africa
Despite its less traditional interpretation of Muslim faith, Morocco remains a devout country. Mosques remain the centres where Islam is worshipped, but a series of other religious institutions, called Zaouias, have an immersive spiritual and civic role. These are...
by Geoff | May 22, 2016 | Marrakech, Morocco, Northern Africa
A small gallery of photographs from Marrakech featuring people in the composition. Share...
by Geoff | May 22, 2016 | Morocco, Northern Africa
Mokhtar Guinea is the youngest member of a Gnawa dynesty. Son of great maalem Boubker–an iconic figure of Gnaoui music, brother of Mahmoud and grandson of Gnaoui Ba Massoud, maalem Mokhtar Guinea performs across the globe. Here are photographs of him performing at the...
by Geoff | Apr 2, 2016 | Spanish Civil War
Visiting derelict military camps is always interesting. Not only are the structures interesting in themselves ( though often in a rudimentary way ), the effect of ageing and intrusion confers an altogether new interpretation. These ruins of a military camp...
