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The Casablanca Blues
Hello everyone... yes, yes, yes, you couldn't be more right... I've been deeply lazy with my blog. It's been due to travels and the writing I've been doing on a new novel. But I'm hoping to make it up to you with the following link...
TS
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Thank you for sharing this - it's delightful! Will in turn share on facebook.
A Chinese box? Or worlds upon worlds? The Caliph’s House in the White House of Casablanca!?:) BTW, your mentioning of the underlying presence of pre-Islamic superstitions in Morocco has made me remember a scene from your Journeys in Gondwanaland:) “The memory of all this will draw you back. Africa is now your real home.“
This is a little masterpiece
It is wonderful! So vibrant and filled with life.
Many thanks.
I loved it! The moroccan people that Mikie and I met had a beautiful spirit. One thing which bothers me, though, so many of the foreigners who describe Morocco talk about Moroccan superstitions as if the moroccans were this strange primitive tribe with quaint beliefs. If they paid attention to their own supposedly "enlightened" culture, they would realize they were surrounded by the numinous and the mysterious with every step they take. Scotland, where my own people hail from, is particularly rich in stories about the weird- a scots word- and phenomenon such as second sight. My own belief is that the Moroccans have an infrastructure for handling the numinous. I was born and raised in supposedly "modern" and "enlightened" america, but I have noticed that that has not prevented the mysterious from being a part of my life. I love the way you pay attention to the nuances of culture. Perhaps that is the best lesson to learn wherever you may be....Pay attention, you never know what you will find... just as you were able to find furniture in out of the way lots, you may find something of even greater value. What's the line from that old Dylan song
The highway is for gamblers
better use your sense
Take what you have gathered
from coincidence.
Take care,
Brook
I'm so glad I found your blog! Thanks for posting that link to the Guardian!
Chris
http://www.dailyjobfinder.wordpress.com
Yes, creativity and humour are antidotes to tourism.
Season's greetings to you, Tahir. I hope your projects are going well and that 2011 is a healthy and fruitful year for you.
it's been a long time since the last post....
Tahir, Long time, no hear.
WIshing the lovely family a happy new year.
Not sure whether you visit your blog these days, but it seemed the only way of reaching you.
The story of Mushkil Gusha is told even in Mumbai. My granny, now deceased used to offer a fateah each Thus on roasted channa (chick peas) and candy sugar and raisins. While in your story, the wood cutter asked for the stranger to bring him dates, in the story I know, it was roasted chick peas.
Now that I have read the story of Mushkil Gusha in your book - In Arabian Nights, does it mean, I have to recite the story each Thus?
Your posts are missed! Are you working on a new book? Hope so!(-:
Hey Tahir! I do hope things are working out well for you. And remember: you ARE allowed to come up for air every now and again! :)
Hello from Western Colorado! Just finished In Arabian Nights, which I found quite by accident. Will seek your other books soon, as well as those of your family.
I am a storyteller, too. Always knew I could write, but only by telling fictional stories of houses did the flood gates open in my late
50's, and the words poured forth! Now, after reading your work, I suspect these stories have been growing in me all my life.
Thank you for explaining about the story in my heart...
Hello? Hello? Anyone in there? Yallah we want to know what's on your mind, Tahir. We all miss you.
If you're wondering where Tahir has gone, check out his facebook page, which is being frequently updated. Well worth adding to your favourites, imo:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1653942067
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