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Friday is a holy day, so many work wraps up around 11, only to begin again at 4:30-6 going on till 8 to 10ish.
Needless to say if you are a Muslim tourist you will be very pleased to pray in some of the world's most lovely mosques here in Morocco.
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Islam has a special place for cats and so, by proxy, Morocco.
There is a story that a cat was sleeping on the sleeve of the Prophet when the call to prayer was heard. Rather than wake the cat to pray, he cut the sleeve off his jellaba so as not to disturb him.
Old women will collect left over scraps and dump them somewhere the cats can get to them.
SO! Be a cat defender: if any cafe owner has to impress you with what he thinks are your "western" sensibilities (or even expresses his own personal aggressiveness towards them) and is mean to Sidi Qatta bin Meow, fight back - and let him the cat's with you, boo.
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Really - Wear the kind of clothes you want - you will attract people who wear clothes just like you.
Caveat: Remember the last time you wore tight trousers and an Amish person came up to dance with you? No? Wouldn't happen.
Wear sexy clothes (Casa, Agadir, Marrakeshi girls do!) and that's the signal in Marrakesh and New Orleans that you want sexy attention.
Wear a t-shirt and shorts and you will attract a easy going crowd.
If you don't really want to wear conservative clothes but do, you may set it into someone's head you really respect the idea of modesty and then surprise them when you talk loosely about religion, sexual freedom, etc.
You can do it: Be yourself and let the world experience you. Just try to do it without being an a**hole.
A cat loving friend of mine who also lives in Morocco pointed out that women and girls she has seen wearing miniskirts and high-heels feel quite at home. Amen. As they should - I am also a champion for women doing whatever the hell passes through their heads. My advice to travelers is only that of playing your cards a little closer to your breasts so as to get the most out of your adventure, without the distraction of unwanted attention.
And as I also had pointed out to my friend, in her particular city, it sounds like things are opening up a bit. But, I would have more luck waiting for Ariel Sharon coming out of his coma to start a breakdance fight at the Karouine Mosque than find ten women of any age wearing high heels and miniskirts over the course of a week here in Fes, even in the Ville Nouvelle. And Fes ain't Colonial Williamsburg.
Peace
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The Evil Eye, a curse can be passed by
1) thinking negative thoughts about someone
2) sharing negative thoughts with someone
3) creating a symbol of negative thoughts
4) watching someone while steeped in negative thoughts
5) praising someone's clothes, car, computer, etc (without adding Tbarak Allah alik)
6) desiring another's possessions...
You know you have been hit when
1) You begin yawning
2) Things stop working all at once
3) Something someone praised earlier in the day, goes to seed by night...
The Jinn in Morocco
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The Romans conquered a great deal of North Africa - and their presence and possible lasting contributions fascinate me to no end...
...there is much to be learned about Rome and Morocco online, so I leave you to your personal search now...
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There is a competitive love of cooking here amongst the women and in many households a mother will judge a son's future wife by how well she cooks. Moroccans take great pride in the cooking - no matter how played down the pride might be when you are served - make sure to compliment and add "t'barak allah alik"
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Without insulting any religion, the human need for intercessionary beings seems to a constant. Whether it is meditation on the Buddha, an offering to the Orisha, or appealing to an angel - absolute directness with the divine is the exception rather than the rule in this world. Islam, which officially rejects even Muhammad (pbuh) as an effective intermediary between man and God when it comes to praying, STILL culturally has a wide berth for angels, friends of God, those who have died in the cause, and by perilocution, Muhammed (pbuh) used as helpers.
Enormous festivals are held throughout Morocco for the friends of God such as Moulay Idriss, Moulay Bouchta, Moulay AbdulAllah bin Hussein and the list literally goes on and on...
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on January 15, 2007
