Topic: Meknes
AP News | 2009-04-08 16:35:00
Despite Islamic ban on drinking alcohol, Morocco's wine industry thriving
The gently rolling hills planted thick with vineyards are an unlikely sight for a Muslim country partly set in the deserts and palms of North Africa. Yet the grapes, and the wine they produce, are thriving in Morocco despite Islam's ban on alcohol consumption. Morocco has become one ...
AP News | 2009-04-05 17:52:56
Horsemen for the Arab and ethnic Berber tribes around Meknes in northern Morocco charge on horseback in a traditional "Fantasia" ceremony, Monday, March 9, 2009, during the Mawlud an-Nabi public holiday when Muslims celebrate the birthday of Islam's Prophet ...
