by Geoff | Nov 23, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Shrine, Sufi, Zaouia
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...
by Geoff | Nov 20, 2019 | Essaouira, Marabout, Morocco, Shrine, Sufi
Some 20 kilometres north of Essaouira is the small village of Moulay Bouzerktoun, named after the Marabout of the same name. His mausoleum/zaouia is part of a mosque complex founded on the top of a cliff looking over the Atlantic ocean. Little seems to be known...
by Geoff | Nov 16, 2019 | Gnaoua, Morocco, Music
“You will fly over the ocean,” he continued, “by the power of baraka, the blessing of Sidi Moulay Brahim, tair lajbal, indicating the spirit bird that flies over the Atlas Mountains” Memoir of a Berber by Hassan Ouakrim The young girl got up from the cushion...
by Geoff | Nov 9, 2019 | Essaouira, Morocco, Street art
These examples of graffiti were photographed around the medina and harbour in Essaouira. Share this: Click...
by Geoff | Nov 9, 2019 | Essaouira, Morocco
Souks and markets are common in Morocco. Here are some photographs taken late in the day from Jotiya flea market, north of the Madina at Essaouira, and next to the Atlantic ocean. ...
by Geoff | Nov 8, 2019 | Art, Essaouira, Morocco
The artist’s studio overlooking the swell of the Atlantic ocean one mile north of Bab Doukalla, Essaouira, is just one part of an idiosyncratic and quietly eccentric art installation which stretches across the world. The installation has been gradually developed...
