A Medina Market

A Christmas Tajine

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December 26th 2005
A Christmas Tajine I stirred when the vendors started to wheel in their stalls and wares down the street below my hostel bedroom window. A little while later I fully awoke when the restaurants, cafes and shops opened for business. Stacked chairs were taken off tables and laid out, encroaching as far onto the street as the waiters thought that they could get away with. Small groups of m ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

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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