Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean sea, Muslim culture, North of Africa
Morocco is located to the North of Africa. It borders Algeria, Western Sahara, the North Atlantic Ocean, Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea, and Western Sahara. Morocco is well known for its long history with diverse cultures and diverse cuisines. Its proximity to Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean sea shapes its history. It was first controlled by the Phoenicians. Other people who controlled it were the Romans, Visigoths, Vandals and the Byzantine Greeks. The Arabs introduced Islam in morocco in the seventh century B.C.E. Both men and women, who worship in Mosques.
The Muslim culture in morocco has a great deal dictated the clothes that people of morocco wear. Even with the great change of the modes of dressing due to westernization, Morocco has embraced its dressing cultures and has not greatly been affected by the western dressing. Women wear the traditional headscarf and djallaba. Some of the young girls and
women, however, wear t-shirts and jeans.
[...] Such occasions bring families together. Marriage preparations are done a year before the real time. A simple agreement is signed by the bride and the bridegroom in the presence of witnesses and a Moroccan notary and formalized in front of the family members of the couple. The custom requires the couple to present themselves to traditional Moroccan Humam two days before the wedding. This is followed by a ceremony where the bride's feet are drawn different shapes as a sign of luck. [...]
[...] Morocco. Rabat. Morocco. (1930). Morocco: Album. Marseille: M. Oullot. Findlay, A. M., & Findlay, A. M. (1995). Morocco. Santa Barbara, Calif: Clio Press. [...]
[...] The Arabs introduced Islam in morocco in the seventh century B.C.E. Both men and women, who worship in Mosques. The Muslim culture in morocco has a great deal dictated the clothes that people of morocco wear. Even with the great change of the modes of dressing due to westernization, Morocco has embraced its dressing cultures and has not greatly been affected by the western dressing. Women wear the traditional headscarf and djallaba. Some of the young girls and women, however, wear t-shirts and jeans. [...]
[...] However, a wide gap exists between the poor and the rich. The family is the most essential element in Morocco. Males dominate the family although this is gradually changing to include women as part of the decision making body. The nuclear and the extended family is important for transferring cultural beliefs to children. The elderly are respected individuals and deemed to be wise. Decisions are made as a family and rarely do disagreements occur. The older people, however, have the final say. [...]
[...] Shortage of health care systems which are characterized by outdated equipment is experienced both in rural and urban areas. The ministry of health has, however, launched a vaccination project since 1987 and a First Project of Social Priorities, a project that is aimed at building health care centers in the thirteen poorest provinces. These projects were also expected to improve hygiene and control birth rates. Bibliography Morocco. (1950). Morocco. Rabat: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Morocco. (1963). Morocco. Washingtom, D.C: Embassy of Morocco. Morocco. (1958). Morocco. Rabat: Ministry of Public Works. Morocco. (1957). [...]
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