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Here the village folk were able to keep themselves posted in the country's contemporary history, for traders had come from all points of the compass, and had met men at other markets who, in their turn, brought news from places still more remote. Consequently...
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No phase of the city's life lacked fascination, nor was the interest abated when life and death moved side by side. A Moorish funeral wound slowly along the road in the path of a morning's ride. First came a crowd of ragged fellows on foot singing the...
maroc and mazagan :6
recently disgraced, will be offered for sale. One sees portly men of the city wearing the blue cloth selhams that bespeak wealth, country Moors who boast less costly garments, but ride mules of easy pace and heavy price, and one or two high officials...
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Beyond the house, in a faint glow that was already paling the stars, the African city, well-nigh a thousand years old, assumed its most mysterious aspect. The high walls on either side of the roads, innocent of casements as of glass, seemed, in the uncertain...
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One evening we met an interesting procession. An old farmer was making his way from the jurisdiction of the local kaid. His "house" consisted of two wives and three children. A camel, whose sneering contempt for mankind was very noticeable, shuffled cumbrously...
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Kettle's family, and after reflecting upon my experience among hard-swearing men of many nations, seafarers, land-sharks, beach-combers and the rest, I award the Maalem pride of place. You will find him to-day in Djedida, baking his bread with the aid...
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It is hopeless to wait for wild boar now. One or two pariah dogs, hailing from nowhere, have been attracted to the camp, Salam has given them the waste food, and they have installed themselves as our protectors, whether out of a feeling of gratitude or...
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mazagan/ La douane et le Maroc // suite 11
3 Les non musulmans qui croyent en dieu 54 Abou Youssouf : Kitab Al Kharaj, p 293 55 Pluriel de fakih: savant religieux. 56 Au Maroc, le système fiscal conservateur des premiers fondateurs de la dynastie Almoravide n’a pu être suivi par leur successeurs...
mazagan/ La douane et le Maroc // suite 10
MANQUE TABLEAU P 134 Organisation d'une caravane de commerce à Bab Segma-Fés à proximité de l'enceinte du palis royal. LA POLITIQUE DOUANIERE ALAOUITE L’ère des grandes découvertes du nouveau continent d’Amérique a conduit les commerçants et explorateurs...