Meknes
Salaam,
I've been in Meknes since 2pm yesterday and will set off for 3 days in Fez after Jum'ah inshaAllah
Meknes has been pretty nice, although very different from Marrakesh and Rabat in terms of size (much smaller) and development(much poorer)
I went back to the old formula of visiting museums, palaces and mosques for Meknes and alhamdulilla they didn't fail to dissappoint again. On my Morocco trip i'm visiting the four "Imperial" cities of Marrakesh, Rabat, Meknes and Fez meaning that at one point in Moroccos rich history these cities were the capital and meaning that the grandest and most splendid palaces, mosques etc were built in these cities.
Again the attention to detail and the intricate nature of the designs in these buildings was outstanding. One of the places i went to was the Bou Inania Madrassa and all the walls were absloutely covered in carved decoration; calligraphy, geometric designs and floral patterns...if only my camera was alive...! I have taken some pictures using a disposable camera and my phone but i don't think they will do it justice...
Regarding Morocco in general, it seems like quite a contradictory place...i don't think i've been anywhere else on my travels in the Muslim countries where i've seen so much flesh, open "dodginess" and alcohol etc but the next minute guys with huge beards and women wearing niqab.
By far it seems the most "practising" country i've been to as you see far more people in traditional dress, having beards and niqab and mosque attendances are pretty high. Also it's the only place where i've seen them do things regularly in the mosques. Most of them after Asr prayer have a talk by the Imam which is well attended and after Maghrib they have congregational recitation of the Qur'an which again is very well attended (i've recorded some of this on my phone..it sounds pretty nice as the recitation of the Moroccans is quite different to what we're used to hearing from the middle east)
But as i said the above is completely mixed in with guys and girls wearing, behaving and doing outrageous things openly..some of these things i'm sure are illegal to do openly in the UK...So it's pretty wierd to see these two different and quite opposing sides of Morocco living side by side.
Anyway this is quite interesting regarding Fez, but i think i've just missed out on it...
Salaam
I've been in Meknes since 2pm yesterday and will set off for 3 days in Fez after Jum'ah inshaAllah
Meknes has been pretty nice, although very different from Marrakesh and Rabat in terms of size (much smaller) and development(much poorer)
I went back to the old formula of visiting museums, palaces and mosques for Meknes and alhamdulilla they didn't fail to dissappoint again. On my Morocco trip i'm visiting the four "Imperial" cities of Marrakesh, Rabat, Meknes and Fez meaning that at one point in Moroccos rich history these cities were the capital and meaning that the grandest and most splendid palaces, mosques etc were built in these cities.
Again the attention to detail and the intricate nature of the designs in these buildings was outstanding. One of the places i went to was the Bou Inania Madrassa and all the walls were absloutely covered in carved decoration; calligraphy, geometric designs and floral patterns...if only my camera was alive...! I have taken some pictures using a disposable camera and my phone but i don't think they will do it justice...
Regarding Morocco in general, it seems like quite a contradictory place...i don't think i've been anywhere else on my travels in the Muslim countries where i've seen so much flesh, open "dodginess" and alcohol etc but the next minute guys with huge beards and women wearing niqab.
By far it seems the most "practising" country i've been to as you see far more people in traditional dress, having beards and niqab and mosque attendances are pretty high. Also it's the only place where i've seen them do things regularly in the mosques. Most of them after Asr prayer have a talk by the Imam which is well attended and after Maghrib they have congregational recitation of the Qur'an which again is very well attended (i've recorded some of this on my phone..it sounds pretty nice as the recitation of the Moroccans is quite different to what we're used to hearing from the middle east)
But as i said the above is completely mixed in with guys and girls wearing, behaving and doing outrageous things openly..some of these things i'm sure are illegal to do openly in the UK...So it's pretty wierd to see these two different and quite opposing sides of Morocco living side by side.
Anyway this is quite interesting regarding Fez, but i think i've just missed out on it...
Salaam
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