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...years ago have now been reopened. In the 1920s, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the new Turkish Republic, sought to stampede his native land into modernity by restricting public displays of a religion whose expression he saw as an impediment to progress. He banned the fez, purged the education system of any reference to Islam, and paraded his wife bareheaded through rural parts of the country. His successors outlawed head scarves from public buildings, requiring conservative young women, including the daughters of the current Prime Minister, to go abroad to study. When a woman named Merve...
...Casablanca book, provisionally titled In Arabian Nights and including his experiences in other Moroccan locales. In truth, Shah's tales of hair-raising hardship may deter newcomers, but he remains undaunted. "A guy came by yesterday and showed me some pictures of these incredible homes down in Fez," he enthuses. "I'm crazily thinking maybe we should renovate another one. You can buy a quite big house there for only $30,000." Jinns included...
...hilly, serpentine streets of Fez seem like passages to nowhere. Yet every new turn in the 8th century Moroccan city's crowded alleys leads to surprises: a glimpse of intricate architecture, a stunning historic mosque or the shop of a local artisan peddling his handcrafted wares. After a day just following your nose?and fending off the smiling but insistent merchants?it's rejuvenating to return to a home base that is secluded from the commotion, yet infused with the city's imperial grandeur. Your best chance of finding that is at a riad, one of the converted traditional villas...
...hilly, serpentine streets of Fez seem like passages to nowhere. Yet every new turn in the 8th century Moroccan city's crowded alleys leads to surprises: a glimpse of intricate architecture, a stunning historic mosque or the shop of a local artisan peddling his handcrafted wares. After a day just following your nose - and fending off the smiling but insistent merchants - it's rejuvenating to return to a home base that is secluded from the commotion, yet infused with the city's imperial grandeur. Your best chance of finding that is at a riad, one of the converted traditional villas...
...economic programs, were unequivocally positive. In fact, Turkey gave women voting rights before Spain or France, two current EU nations. Yet, amidst the decaying ruins of the once-mighty Ottoman Empire, he vanquished many other defining characteristics of the Turkish culture. In a 99.8 percent Sunni Muslim nation, the fez (conical hat worn by Muslim men) and headscarves were banned from all public buildings and cultural life in general. Just a couple of years ago, Prime Minister Erdogan’s wife was banned from public events because she wore headscarves. In a “Modern Republic...