Turmeric, the golden spice of Bengal
Turmeric is one of the best known and most famous spices of antiquity, so incredible in taste and appearance, that it overwhelmingly fits into Bengali culture (and beyond) Turmeric, the…
Mint, from Greece to Morocco
Mint is one of the most appreciated and exploited plants in the whole Islamic world and especially in Morocco, whose origins, however, are to be found in Ancient Greece The…
“La Mecque-Phuket” by Saphia Azzedine
Saphia Azzedine's is a simple and clean novel that has no problem in plucking Arab-Muslim society in France and laughing at its oddities. Fairouz The book tells the story of…
“For the Bread Alone” by Mohamed Choukri
A book that has entered, willingly and unwillingly, into the history of Moroccan literature. Mohamed Choukri's biography fully shows what post-WWII Tangier used to be, a text that can only…
Wish list: books from the Maghreb
To celebrate our two years of activity with you, we offer you our wish list; you chose the theme on Instagram Preamble On June 16, the Middle East and Surroundings…
Dry like the desert
From your thousand colors all the greatest empires have passed and from all of them you have learned lessons, from them you learned languages, customs and knowledge, but none of…
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“Le tribolazioni dell’ultimo Sijilmassi” di Fouad Laroui
"Le tribolazioni dell'ultimo Sijilmassi" è davvero un lavoro di altissimo livello che vi permetterà di viaggiare a Casablanca e, in generale nel Marocco di oggi. Un testo da avere assolutamente…
Çay, very short introduction
We are also recently collaborating with The Lifestyle Journal and we found ourselves talking about tea in Slow Living. It seemed appropriate to start talking about it also on our…
Innov Gnawa, African tradition in NYC
One of the most interesting groups of the moment regarding the international Gnawa scene. Innov Gnawa leave Morocco to conquer New York and the world thanks to their music. Innov…
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
” Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood” by Fatema Mernissi
We end the week dedicated to women, with one of the most important authors in the entire Islamic world. In " Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood", Fatema…
