I’ve been wanting to post photos of murals around town. And I’ve also been struggling a bit with Arabic and refound the wonderful Peace Corps Moroccan language course, so thought I’d share the link (mainly for old Tunisia Peace Corps buddies who might visit but others might want to learn if they venture here)–some of the basics are really different https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Arabic-Moroccan/MO_Arabic_Language_Lessons.pdf. While I’m mentioning language, you might notice another script on the National Library sign. That’s a Berber (Amazigh or Tamazight languages) script from a written tradition that’s about 2500 years old. You can learn more c/o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_languages.
This is my third draft–still struggling with internet connections, I guess. I will figure things out eventually…
I don’t have any sense of how recent the murals are, if any relate to this year with COVID. Morocco had a higher safety rating than the US or Europe largely because restrictions were so drastic. Lots of closed shops around town, unsheltered folks, moms and and children or older women sitting in wealthier neighborhoods begging. I may capture the murals of women more than others, but does seem like they are prevalent. I’ll probably add others I run across to this blog.
Wild Bee Plantings 