by Geoff | Jul 4, 2023 | Art, Artist, Chefchaouen, Fes, Marabout, Medina, Morocco, Ouezzane, Sufi, Wazzan
This post describes a continued interest in the role and relevance of street art, on this occasion in Morocco. I have visited Morocco on at least 6 occasions over the last decade, and for an extended period of time rented a house in the medina in...
by Geoff | Aug 4, 2019 | Fes, Morocco
“The likeness of those who choose other patrons than Allah is as the likeness of the spider when she taketh unto herself a house, and lo! the frailest of all houses is the spider’s house, if they but knew.” Qu’ran. Paul Bowles’ novel, The...
by Geoff | Jul 29, 2019 | Fes, Madersa, Meknes, Morocco
There are only three religious buildings in Fes and Meknes which can legitimately be visited by non-Muslims. These are the Al-Attarine and the Bounania in Fes, and the Bounania in Meknes. All three buildings are Madrasa, or religious educational buildings, and...
by Geoff | Jun 27, 2019 | Fes, Medina, Morocco
Fes el-Jdid, the newer part of old-Fes established in 1276 by the Marinids and commonly called ‘New Fes’, is known mostly for its proximity to the Jewish mellah and cemetery, the first specifically Jewish area to be developed in Morocco. Fes el Jdid,...
by Geoff | May 7, 2019 | Fes, Juif, Morocco
The group of Hasidic Jews from New York congregated around the mausoleum of Rabbi Vidal Haserfatty, a large tomb which looked down over the extended white blanket of graves of Beit HaChaim, the restored Jewish cemetery at the edge of the ancient mellah in Fes. After...
by Geoff | Apr 26, 2019 | Chefchaouen, Essaouira, Fes, Marrakech, Medina, Meknes, Morocco, Moulay Idriss Zerhouna, Northern Africa, Tangier
Many cities of any size in Morocco have a Medina ‘quarter’; these are distinct city sections which are often the oldest part of the city, walled, with maze like streets and relatively car free. Many cultural, historical and architecturally interesting features can be...
