Sefrou or The Exuberance
Is Sefrou really only thirty-two kilometers from Fez? It is. Yet how can it be so close, yet so different? In Fez, everything is calm, …
Fez politeness
Silent and graceful, they come and go—the Fassis in their yellow babouches. Their attire is modest in the extreme: immaculate among the wealthy, somewhat neglected …
The University of Al-Qarawiyyin in Fez
If the techniques and customs of Fez’s artisans evoke the 13th century, the University of Al-Qarawiyyin reaches even further into the past. This prestigious institution, …