The Happy Traveler

A Call to Prayer

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June 11th 2007
ALLAH U AKBAR, ALLAH U AKBAR ASH-HADU AL-LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH - ASH-HADU AL-LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH ASH-HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN RASULULLAAH HAYYA LA-S-SALEAH - HAYYA LA-S-SALEAH HAYYA LA-L-FALEAH - HAYYA LA-L-FALEAH ALLAHU AKBAR, ALLAHU AKBAR LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH By the time the prayer caller reached the final verse, my eyes were open and my teeth were grit in contemp ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more