1st Room
The Front Door to Dar Urtatim
The entrance to my web-home.
Notice the green tile roof, typical of Fes.
Check the weather in Fes, Morocco, my father's home, which is updated every time you visit the page.
Here are a few photos of me, if you really want to look.
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2nd Room
al-Riyad: The Central Garden Courtyard
is where most of what is shared in a Moroccan home takes place.
Notice the inlay in the wooden roof on the gazebo that covers the marble fountain.
Feel refreshed surrounded by plants and the sound of song birds.
And in Dar Urtatim the Courtyard is where you'll find information about the clothing of Medieval North Africa and Muslim Spain. A look at Mamluk and other textiles and early Egyptian knitting. And late period Persian and Ottoman clothing
So head over to al-Riyad: The Central Garden Courtyard to see the clothes and cloths.
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Medieval Egyptian Knitting
Now in its own set of rooms
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3rd Room
al-Maktaba: The Library
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- The Near East. Not the Middle East
- Why a limited term ought to be replaced by a more expansive and inclusive term. Also wander off to Indonesia...
- SCA Middle Eastern Cultural Myths
- Are all Arabs Muslims? Are all Muslims Arabs? Is "ATS" period? If i'm a 6 foot tall red-head, how can i have a Middle Eastern persona? This and more than you ever wanted to know...
- Know Your Turks!
- Yes, there's more than one kind of importance to SCA Near Easterners! Find out how important the Seljuk Turks are, and how little influence the Ottoman Turks had within the SCA time frame.
What! Did you think they were all Ottoman Turks? Bah! The Ottoman Turks were johnnies-come-lately in the SCA time period. Find out about them and the Seljuk Turks who came before them, and the Beyliks, and...
- A Brief History of al-Maghrib
- A very little bit about Morocco, from pre-history to the 20th century, concentrating on the period from the rule of Rome through the advent of Islam
- A Briefer History of al-Andalus
- A little bit about Spain, from the fall of Rome to the Reconquista
- So, You Want to be a Near Easterner?
- ...a huge geographical range to choose from... and you don't have to be a Muslim... plus how belly dance as we know it did not exist and what you can do about it
- The Travelling Moorish Reading Room
- ...a selection from my collection of books on al-Maghrib and al-Andalus, the world of al-Islam, Near Eastern art and food, Late Antique and Medieval Egyptian textiles, Medieval Jews, and knitting
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4th Room
al-Iwan: The Dining Niche
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is off to one side of the central courtyard. It is not quite a room, yet set back and somewhat protected from the elements - lined with soft coushioned banquettes, the walls decorated with intricate zellij tile work.
You'll also find information about and recipes for authentic Medieval and Renaissance cooking in Europe and in the Near East, and some modern Moroccan recipes, as well as links to other websites about Near and Middle Eastern food and Medieval and Renaissance food.
For all the food stuff, head over to the al-Iwan: The Dining Niche
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