Culture Briefing: Morocco- Your Guide to Moroccan Culture and Customs
By Bob Martin
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Culture Briefing: Morocco provides current, in-depth information found in no other single publication to help you understand the culture, customs, values and beliefs of the Moroccan people. Whether traveling to Morocco, working on a class paper or doing business with the Moroccans, you'll find Culture Briefing: Morocco an invaluable resource. If you're traveling to the country, supplement your travel guide with Culture Briefing: Morocco. It will let you enrich your trip, giving you knowledge about Moroccan etiquette and traditions — and more financial success when traveling on business. You'll also receive the information you need to help you feel comfortable in what might otherwise be a strange environment, including a list of do's and don'ts. You'll gain the wisdom necessary to talk intelligently with the Moroccans, discussing the life they live, deciphering and interpreting how they think and behave. No longer will you run the risk of embarrassment when in conversation with the Moroccan people because you brought up a taboo subject, couldn’t comment on an aspect of local life or knew nothing of their form of government. With Culture Briefing: Morocco you'll discover the character, values, beliefs and customs of the Moroccans. You'll learn of their artistic endeavors and political ways. You'll find out about their home, family and religious life as well as how they make a living, educate their children and spend their leisure time. You'll also discover the problems the Moroccan people face and see how they handle them.
Bob Martin
Bob Martin, creator of the Culture Briefing series, has lived in Asia, Africa and Europe. He has also written and edited college textbooks and training lessons for the travel industry, newsletters for travel consumers and travel articles for newspapers and magazines, including: Accent magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Buffalo News, The Christian Science Monitor, The Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal, Off Duty magazine, The Orlando Sentinel and Travel-Holiday magazine. Currently he writes articles and e-books in the areas of travel, exploration and adventure.
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Culture Briefing - Bob Martin
Culture Briefing: Morocco
Your Guide to Moroccan Culture and Customs
By Bob Martin
www.CultureBriefings.com
Published by the Geotravel Research Center at Smashwords
Copyright 2012-2020 Bob Martin
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Fast Facts
HISTORY
THE MOROCCAN PEOPLE
Customs and Ways
Do’s and Don’ts
Conducting Business
Subcultures
Class Distinctions
Language
HOME AND FAMILY
Marriage
Family Size
The Role of Women
Funerals
Names
Health and Welfare
Dress
Food and Dining
EDUCATING THE CHILDREN
RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
MAKING A LIVING
PASSING LEISURE TIME
Festivals
THE ARTS
Literature
Music
POLITICAL WAYS
Parties
USEFUL INTERNET LINKS
Morocco News Sources
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
Sitting on the northwest corner of the African continent, Morocco is geographically diverse. It has sandy beaches on both the Mediterranean and Atlantic, snow-capped peaks in the Atlas Mountains and, beyond, the desert sands of the Sahara.
The Moroccan people are a mix of Berbers and Arabs. The