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Morocco 1997 Hamoudi, a Berber nomad, pours tea for me and my guide. His tent was about ten miles from Merzouga. This was back when Merzouga was nothing but a group of mud houses, no running water, no paved streets. The … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997 It took me a while to get the hang of saying “Ait Ben Haddou“. I kept getting Haddou mixed up with the word ‘howdy’ and caught myself saying ‘howdy-do’ on several occasions. Embarrassing. Now, I’ve got it. It’s … Continue reading
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Hamadiya Souk in Damascus, Syria 2011 In 2011, the Hamadiya souk boasted luxury items like these silks. You could find brightly colored high-heeled shoes decorated with rhinestones, poufy ball gowns, like the ones we wore to the prom back in the day, eye-popping displays of wild … Continue reading
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Morocco 1998: A Berber home in a small desert village. Here is a swaddled baby. Didn’t you always wonder what ‘swaddled’ meant when you listened to the Bible story about the birth of Jesus? I can’t remember now how soon … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997 A Berber Home in the Desert This woman is Ali’s mother. That is what Umm Ali means. It’s also the name of a dessert popular in the Middle East. Umm Ali sits in her simple adobe house in the … Continue reading
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Morocco 2003: Jemaa El Fnaa Marrakesh It was the heat of the afternoon. The square was as empty as it ever gets. A woman has rushed over to have her fortune told and she sits with a worried expression as … Continue reading
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Morocco 2004: A Berber wedding in the desert near the Algerian border. And Rosemary has a bad day. This is the bride I wrote of yesterday. I am sitting on the ground with her in her little tent, my legs twisted beneath … Continue reading
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Morocco 2004…Somewhere near the Algerian border. A friend of my guide’s family knew of a wedding taking place in the desert. His kinsman was getting married. He wouldn’t have been able to attend if I hadn’t been interested in photographing … Continue reading
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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 White is the color of the haik worn by women of Essaouira. In Taroudant, a hundred or so miles to the south, the color is a medium blue and in the desert, it is black. The haik is worn … Continue reading
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Marrakesh, Morocco 1997 In the Jemaa El Fnaa Swarms of people fill the square of Jemaa El Fnaa, unless it is siesta time or prayer time on Fridays. Snake charmers sit in groups banging their drums and poking at their snakes … Continue reading
