Unscripted Oral Histories of Morocco

Episode 41: Mountain Schoolroom

Teacher Hassan Ait Brahim discusses establishing the first village community library and opening new learning horizons for valley students.

Episode 40: Oral Memory of the Valley

Elder Omar Skounti shares ancient village oral poetry recorded during sunset in a mudbrick courtyard in Douar Oukaïmeden.

Episode 42: The Weavers of Anzal

Master artisan Fatima Ouchti reflects on four decades of natural vegetable dyes, geometric loom memory, and passing textile heritage to young women in the High Atlas.

Selected Village Voices

Browse conversations across cultural preservation, sustainable mountain farming, and traditional regional music.

Youth Leadership in Ouarzazate

Terraced Mountain Agriculture

Songs of the Harvest

Musician Mohat Akouran performs traditional Amazigh acoustic melodies recorded live in a village courtyard.

Youth advocate Salma Idrissi discusses oasis restoration, youth civic engagement, and cultural preservation across southern valleys.

Farmer Brahim Baalla details centuries-old stone terracing and communal water sharing traditions in the High Atlas.

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