Ramadan, considered as the most important holiday in Islam, happens on the ninth month of the twelve month lunar calendar followed in Islam. These lunar months are twelve days shorter than the…
Morocco’s Sufi Festival: A Mystical Experience For The Avid Traveler The Sufi Cultural Festival is an 8-day celebration that takes place each April within the imperial city of Fes to honor Sufi…
Paul Frederic Bowles was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator born in Queens, New York on December 30, 1910. Bowles was the last surviving representative of a generation of artists whose…
Couscous or more affectionately known as seksu or sikuk, is the national dish of Morocco. The origins of the dish’s name is still a mystery, but many attribute it to the hissing sound…
Morocco is a modern Muslim country in North Africa with a coast that buttresses the Atlantic Ocean and reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco also referred to…
[sc_youtube aspect_ratio="4:3" video_id="g_qThG8fUck"] Watch this video of Moroccan musician and lecturer Yassir Chadly as he explains how to build a gimbri and the fundamentals of playing Gnawa Sufi music.
As you may already have assumed from previous posts, Moroccan people are extremely hospitable and always ready to lend a hand. It is not uncommon for a new friend to invite you…
Streams of light illuminate the elaborate ruins accentuating each crevice line and jagged edge with a stream of shadows. As the sun sets the ivory Corinthian columns slowly fade from sepia tones…
[sc_youtube aspect_ratio="4:3" video_id="E_K_vnVEwXY"] Check out this Bizarre Foods episode with Andrew Zimmern from the Travel Channel. To become immersed deep within the culture Zimmern is willing to eat pretty much anything that…
On the fringes of Essaouira outside the cannon-studded walls the callous winds roar and the sun glints against the ocean waves. Windsurfers test the roaring waters off the coast, but inside the…