Why did these great scholars leave Fez, when the community was thriving? Apart from the attraction of the Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031), which was then in full expansion with its great Jewish viziers, the cause is to be sought in the political instability which affected Fez in the tenth and eleventh centuries, with the seizure of power by the Zir
other events were sung in Hebrew
The Hebra also handled the wedding ceremony in the following manner, members of the Hebra would go to the house of the groom after the prayer on the Saturday before the week of the wedding. They would make him walk to the house of the bride, while songs about the wedding and other events were sung in Hebrew. His parents were part of the convoy. It
It was the the feast of Sukkot
To make matters worse, and one can also say that something bad is good, a fire broke out in the nwâlas or huts of the Qasbah. It was the the feast of Sukkot, in the month of Tishrin, the day before Simha Torah, after the evening prayer the year 5552 corresponding to 1792, the 17th month of their stay in the Qasbah. The Qasbah‘s caid (mayor), his
a new fortified administrative
In 1276, the Marinid Sultan Abu Yusuf Yacqûb (1212-1286) founded Fâs aj-Jdid, a new fortified administrative city to house his troops and the royal palace. The city included a southern district known as Hims, which was initially inhabited by Muslim garrisons, particularly the Sultan’s mercenary contingents of Syrian archers who were later disba
the broader implications for East
Addressing challenges related to North Korea remains a shared concern for both Japan and China and a critical security issue in East Asia. Japan and China’s efforts to strengthen diplomatic and strategic engagement are particularly vital as they navigate complex regional security challenges, including North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and the bro