#morocco history

[tygerland]

Late-nineteenth-century watercolor portraits of indigenous North-African men, by Spanish painter Josep Tapiró i Baró (1836-1913).

[panafrocore]

The Rise of Moulay Rashid: Conquest and Consolidation in Morocco

Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif, a dominant figure in Moroccan history, ruled the country from 1672 to 1727, marking the second reign of the ‘Alawi dynasty. Born in 1645 in Sijilmassa, he was the son of Sharif ibn Ali, the Emir of Tafilalt and the first sovereign of the ‘Alawi dynasty. His lineage traced back to Hassan Ad-Dakhil, a 21st-generation descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Notably, his…

[transjudas]

Morocco (1930) The story goes that the iconic lesbian kiss in this film was, if not directly Marlene Dietrich's idea, vehemently defended by her. It is said that she suggested that having her take the flower from the young woman she kissed and then giving it to the soldier would make it so that the kiss could not be cut to appease censors without making the appearance of the flower make no sense. I haven't found any source that this is fact, but either way, having a lesbian kiss on screen in 1930 was unusual. As was seeing women in more masculine suits.

[amnhnyc]

It’s Trilobite Tuesday! Over the last three decades, Morocco has become an epicenter for trilobite discoveries, with hundreds of new species emerging from dozens of active quarry sites. Some of these specimens have been remarkable in their morphological complexity while others, like this crimson-toned Harpid, are notable for their unexpected color. Environmental factors, including the presence of specific minerals, can change the color of fossils to striking hues like this one.

[throughtheages]

Portraits of Moroccans by Spanish artist José Tapiro y Baro (1830-1913) 

[getting-messi]

Being hosted in a Muslim country, Morocco become the first Muslim/African/Arab nation to make it into the Semi-Finals for the first time ever in the World Cup.

Morocco vs Portugal

December 10, 2022

[doncorleonh3]

The only positive point of Tuesday is that once this day has passed, you are only three days from the weekend.......

[dragoneyes618]

"Jews have lived throughout the Middle East and North Africa for thousands of years, of ten in communities that long pre-dated the Islamic conquest. But during the mid-twentieth century's tumultuous power shifts in the region between colonial and post colonial control, political instability, and antisemitic violence intensified to create a vast exodus, driving nearly a million Jews to emigrate to Israel and elsewhere, leaving entire countries all but dead of Jews - and leaving behind synagogues, schools, and cemeteries that served these communities for generations. The circumstances of this mas migration varied. In some places, like Morocco, the Jewish community's flight was largely voluntary, driven partly by sporadic antisemitic violence but mostly by poverty and fear of regime change. At the other extreme are countries like Iraq, where Jews were stripped of their citizenship and had their assets seized, and where, in the capital city of Baghdad, a 1941 pogrom left nearly two hundred Jews murdered and hundreds of Jewish-owned homes and businesses looted or destroyed." 

- Dara Horn, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

[theworldatwar]

US Sherman tanks come ashore from a tank landing ship near Casablanca - 1943

[girlactionfigure]

[aroundtheworldmp3]

Morocco, 1982

[joelchaimholtzman]

Just wrapped up this DUNE painting! Reverend Mother Jessica Atreides and the Water of Life.

This is my second interpretation of this iconic character. The first version just felt off and less exciting than the rest of the series. For a character with such a significance in the story I decided to go back to the drawing board and redo it from scratch.

Hope you like it! Gurney Halleck next week.

All the best,

JCH

[nejjcollectsbooks]

Mehndi : The Timeless Art of Henna Painting by Loretta Roome

Is a history on henna body art across cultures in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. For such a popular practice among women of these cultures, there is not enough literature on it, instead, like history, common folklore and cultural practices that are passed down through oral traditions, the art of henna is also passed from one woman to another. Which is why it's great to come across a female author who is able to put into such eloquent words its importance, benefits, and cultural significance and be one of the few to record its history.

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 16: Ancient History VII and Earlier

These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration.

This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct grouping.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration.

I am particularly in need of more specific non-European suggestions in particular, but all suggestions are welcome.

[blueiscoool]

Fossil Starfish Plaque Petraster sp. Middle Ordovician (approx. 467 million years ago) Erfoud, Morocco