Blog #2
Hello! Welcome back to my blog!
Today I am going to share with you some pretty interesting knowledge about Morocco,
which is where my service trip will take place. Let's set the stage to around 1000 BC
when a group of people known as the Phoenicians came to the land where Morocco would
soon come to be. The Phoenicians were very good at trading and started to set up trading posts.
Soon, this began to attract many people from across the country and the Phoenicians started
to grow as a city. This city was called Carthage, which is near modern-day Tunisia.
Unfortunately about 800 years later, the Romans came in and ended up conquering Carthage!
A while later, Arabs took over and introduced the religion and the culture of Islam. Once again,
Morocco was conquered in the 11th century by a group known as the Berbers. Many diverse
groups battled over the leadership of Morocco for quite a while, 4 centuries around 1727 to be
exact, a new dynasty called the Alaouites began. this ended in the 19th century, Morocco stayed
at an independent state. Summarizing so much interesting history is difficult!
Today, the population of Morocco is approximately 35 million. The country’s most spoken
language is Arabic and a large percentage of its people identify as Muslim. They are very
welcoming to people coming to visit their country. Their clothing rules/customs are definitely
different from American standards. Women wear clothing that usually doesn't show their arms,
shoulders and anything above the knee, and the same is usually preferred for men. A really
amazing part of the Moroccan culture is certain celebrations. One of the most important ones
, which is also celebrated worldwide but is more prominent there, is a holy celebration called
Ramadan. This is where everyone will fast for an entire month from the sunrise to the sunset!
The dates of this fast vary based on lunar calendar. If you visit this country during Ramadan,
it is more respectful to not eat or drink in public during the day.
The future could hold many different things for the North African country and unless
we have a time machine it's hard to know exactly what can happen. I know that there are
definitely things that can be acted upon to create a good future for Morocco. For instance,
Morocco is against the LGBTQ community and prohibits gay marriage.
In the future of Morocco, I hope that the English language will become an option for all children
to take in every school in Morocco. I also hope that many other languages can be taught in
Morocco along with a lot of other countries! In conclusion, Morocco has had a very interesting
history and beautiful culture!
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Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this information about Morocco. I looked at the population figures over the past few decades. I am amazed that the country's population had more than tripled since the 1960's! I wonder if this is due to better access to healthcare, immigrants relocating there, or just people having more children than they used to?
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