As a historical market town on the crossroads of an ancient trading route, Sefrou is famous for its saints. Travellers were blessed by the saints of Sefrou before departing on […]

A fondouk or funduq, also known as a caravanserai, was built as a rest stop for travellers on often arduous journeys. These caravanserai, or traveller inns, were popular all throughout the […]

With the fourteenth edition of the Festival de Fès de la Culture Soufie soon upon us – from 9-16 October, although it is online this time! – we focus on […]

North Africa was an important trans-Saharan trading route as well as housing sea trading posts for the Phoenicians and a settlement for the Romans. It is little surprise, then, that […]

What’s in a cup of tea? The spice of life, Moroccan whiskey or atay, the nominations are diverse for the magical aromatic liquid in a teapot, commonly known as Moroccan […]

Below is a long extract from a speech given on 30 April 1950 at the Riad Caïd Omar, by the influential Si Bekkaï, pacha of Sefrou from 1944 to 1953. […]

Slavery in Africa has long existed, overseen by tribal communities and colonial powers from the East and West. Consulting Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa by Paul […]

Morocco, the westernmost country in North Africa, has a rich and treasured Jewish history dating back to antiquity, including legends that say Jews settled in the country before the destruction of […]

Berber women, generally rural and illiterate, express religion and other aspects of their life experiences by using means that are very close to their daily activities and that make sense […]

Morocco, the westernmost country in North Africa, has a rich and treasured Jewish history dating back to antiquity, including legends that say Jews settled in the country before the destruction of […]