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    Morocco is a country located in Northwest Africa with a population of over 30 million. Its capital is Rabat and largest cities include Casablanca and Fez. The majority of Moroccans are Muslim and speak Arabic and Berber dialects. The culture is very religious and conservative, emphasizing modest dress and segregation of women and men in public. Key holidays include Ramadan, the Throne Day celebration in July, and Eid al-Adha. Major exports include manufactured goods, fuel, and tourism.

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    Morocco is a country located in Northwest Africa with a population of over 30 million. Its capital is Rabat and largest cities include Casablanca and Fez. The majority of Moroccans are Muslim and speak Arabic and Berber dialects. The culture is very religious and conservative, emphasizing modest dress and segregation of women and men in public. Key holidays include Ramadan, the Throne Day celebration in July, and Eid al-Adha. Major exports include manufactured goods, fuel, and tourism.

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    Morocco is a country located in Northwest Africa with a population of over 30 million. Its capital is Rabat and largest cities include Casablanca and Fez. The majority of Moroccans are Muslim and speak Arabic and Berber dialects. The culture is very religious and conservative, emphasizing modest dress and segregation of women and men in public. Key holidays include Ramadan, the Throne Day celebration in July, and Eid al-Adha. Major exports include manufactured goods, fuel, and tourism.

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    The key takeaways are that Morocco has a population of over 30 million people and its capital is Rabat. The dominant languages are Arabic and Berber dialects and the main religion is Islam.

    Some of the major diseases found in Morocco include tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, meningitis and tetanus.

    Some of the major holidays celebrated in Morocco include Ramadan, Throne Day and Eid al-Adha.

    MOROCCO

    Basic Facts

    Population: 30,704,000
    Capital: Rabat; 1,759,000
    Largest Cites: Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech
    Area: 710,850 km2
    Language: Arabic, Berber dialects, French
    Religion: Islam (Muslims)
    Currency: Moroccan Dirham
    Life Expectancy: 70
    GDP per Capita: U.S. $3,900

    BIRT
    H
    RATE

    18.47
    births/1,000
    population
    (2014)

    DEAT
    H
    RATE

    4.79
    deaths/1,000
    population
    (2014)

    Median
    Age:
    total:28.1
    years
    male:27.5
    years
    female:28.7
    years (2014)

    Diseases
    Tuberculosis
    Leprosy
    Malaria
    Meningitis
    Tetanus

    Borders

    Climate
    VERY DIVERSE
    Varies with season & region
    Tropical in general
    Temperatures as high as 35C
    (95F) and as low as 5C
    (41F) in the Sahara Desert

    Coast & South:

    Hot and dry

    Cooler in the mountains

    Rain from November to March


    Average temperature of 21C during the winter.

    MIGRATION
    About 4.5 million
    Mainly Europe (before 20th century)
    Largest concentration in France (1.9 million)
    3rd largest non-western group in Netherlands
    Largest non-western group in Belgium
    About 770,000 in Spain
    North & Latin America

    Politics
    Ruler:King
    Mohammed VI (1999)

    Prime Minister:
    Abdelilah Benkirn
    Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

    Culture
    VERY religious and conservative
    Extremely hospitable and tolerant when
    treated with respect
    Things like: wearing skimpy clothes,
    kissing and cuddling in public, or eating/
    smoking in the streetare considered
    OFFENSIVE.

    Clothesare extremely
    important.
    Most Moroccans follow the
    Muslim idea of modest
    dress (what would be
    acceptable in the mosque).
    It requires women to be
    covered from wrist to ankle,
    and men from over the
    shoulder to below the knee.

    Offended by clothes that DO NOT fully


    cover parts of the body considered
    private, including legs & shoulders,
    especially for women.
    Moroccan women who wear shortsleeved tops and knee-length skirts
    suffer harassment as a result.

    Even ordinary T-shirts


    may be regarded as
    underwear in some
    parts of Morocco.

    Wheninvited to a home, guest would normally have


    to take shoes off before entering the reception rooms.
    Must follow your hosts lead.
    Not allowed to visit bedroom & CANNOT see women
    without mens permission.

    Guest would usually take a gift:


    tea and sugar
    sweet pastries
    even meat or live chicken

    Women in Morocco
    Before Islam:
    The Period of Ignorance (Aljahilia)
    o Womens roles were to act on men's desires
    and as slaves.
    After Islam:
    3 basic rights
    o Right to live
    o Right to be honored and to
    be respected as a mother
    o Right to own business
    and be able to work

    Moroccan women live in family


    units that are "enclosed
    households called harem
    (part of house reserved for
    women).
    Extended families live as one
    unit together.
    Women require permission
    from the men before leaving a
    household that is protected by
    a gate keeper.

    The Hijab:
    Girls are required to start
    wearing it when they reach
    PUBERTY.

    All Muslim women


    are required to
    wear it unless
    they are with their
    husband at home.

    Other facts about


    Women
    Able to go to school

    Expected to marry
    virgin
    Husband
    demonstrate
    love by
    giving gold
    (jewelry)

    Holidays
    RAMADAN:
    9th monthof theIslamic calendar
    Commemorate the first revelation
    of the Quran to Muhammad
    according to Islamic belief
    Lasts from 29 30 days based on
    the moon
    FASTING

    THRONE DAY: July 30th


    Also known as Feast of the Throne
    Commemorates the moment when
    the kingdom took the throne since
    1999.

    Eid al-Adha:

    (Festival of Sacrifice)
    It honors the willingness ofAbraham to
    sacrifice his son, as an act of submission
    toGod's command
    Animal Sacrificed meat divided into 3
    parts (family, relatives, friends &
    neighbors)

    Visual Cues

    Places

    MEDINA

    Sahara
    Desert
    (Merzouga
    )

    Trading
    Trading partners: European Union, France, US,
    China

    Basic manufactured goods, such as textiles


    Fuel

    Tourism

    Food

    Couscous
    with
    vegetable
    s

    Kefta:
    beef or
    lamb
    with
    onions &
    raisins

    Iced Mint
    Tea
    Mixed
    olives with
    preserved
    lemons

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