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= History of Morocco =

"The native people of Morocco are the Berbers, an ancient race who, throughout history, have seen their country invaded by a succession  of foreign powers" (Engineering, 2009).


 * Morocco is home to the native Berber people, but many cultures and empires have controlled and influenced this land throughout its past. Some civilizations that have controlled the land that is now the country of Morocco are the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Romans, and more recently the Spanish. Independence has been a constant struggle for the Moroccan people, yet they have managed to govern themselves since 1956, the year that France officially recognized Morocco as an independent nation. King Muhammad VI currently rules Morocco as the 18th king in the Alawite Dynasty, an Arab bloodline that are claimed to be descendants of the prophet Muhammad in the Islamic Faith (Engineering, 2009).

This is a tale that shows the importance of religion and tradition in the Islamic society. Please press play on the Voki and she will begin to tell you the tale of the Miraculous Minstrel (Volk, 2002). The tale continues on the bottom of the page. Enjoy!!

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The singer was a young man, so handsome that al the slaves cooed at the sight of him. He was admitted into the Sherif's garden, sat down willingly ad began to sing to the mercy of Allah. The blind girl's face was transfigured with joy. But--when the minstrel described the power of Allah, the girl's eyes were miraculously opened-- and the first thing she saw was the face of the young man! Now what was to be done? She has seen this stranger's face openly; by Qu'ranic law, she was more or less obliged to marry him! All were in a dither. But-- Allah be praised!--love found a way: for the instant the lovely girl set eyes on the young singer, she fell in love, and as for the musician, he instantly confessed that he was no less than the eldest son of the Glawi of Telifet. And the storyteller ends with a traditional phrase: "As for these things, they are quite true, for I learned only last week that one of the descendants of their happy marriage has come to live in our town!" (Volk, 2002)

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