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‘Some People are Vandals Because They Want to Make the World a Better Looking Place’

‘Some People are Vandals Because They Want to Make the World a Better Looking Place’

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...
Sidi Ishaq and Meditations on Baraka

Sidi Ishaq and Meditations on Baraka

by Geoff | Jan 2, 2020 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Northern Africa, Regraga, Shrine, Sufi, Zaouia

The zaouia/koubba of Sidi Ishaq is located beautifully on the Atlantic coast.  It is a short caleche ride along sandy tracks from the small town of Sidi Ishaq some 3 miles inland.  The caleche park is situated in the centre of the town just off the R301 which...
Tamesloht : a Town of Camels,  Sacrifice and Marriage

Tamesloht : a Town of Camels, Sacrifice and Marriage

by Geoff | Jan 1, 2020 | Gnaoua, Marabout, Marrakech, Morocco, Shrine, Sufi, Zaouia

A gaggle of older men in djellabas were sitting outside of the main entrance into the zaouia of Moulay Abdel Hussein, the grandfather of Moulay Brahim who’s tomb and  zaouia resides a little further south in the foothills of the Atlas mountains.  Both...
Sidi Bou Ali,   Lalla Taouirt,   Sidi Hamou Ben Hmida

Sidi Bou Ali, Lalla Taouirt, Sidi Hamou Ben Hmida

by Geoff | Dec 12, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Regraga, Shrine, Sufi, Zaouia

Rather than portraying each zaouia as a separate blog entry I have decided to present them in groups.  Here are  zaouias I have visited over the last week or so.  They are located in the vicinity of Akermoud and Telmest,  almost the furthest that the bus travels north...
Jacques Majorelle : Beautiful Girls, Venerable Old Men

Jacques Majorelle : Beautiful Girls, Venerable Old Men

by Geoff | Dec 12, 2019 | Art, Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Regraga, Shrine, Sufi, Zaouia

At dawn, the spirits are lit. Listen to the whispers of the waves Beautiful music, beautiful banner To Sidi Mogdoul I’m heading Great is the joy of Essaouira; Beautiful girls, venerable old men, All are hurrying in the middle of the paths … Some paintings...
Akermoud : The Beginning of the Daour

Akermoud : The Beginning of the Daour

by Geoff | Dec 10, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Regraga, Shrine, Sufi, Zaouia

The first and starting zaouia of the annual Regraga pilgrimage ( Daour ) is found at Akermoud,  a small town to the north of Essaouira.  The zaouia contains the catafalque of Sidi Abdellah ou Hmad,  a Marabout saint. The Regrega tribe leaders are the descendants of...
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