A more complete blog post should be coming shortly (we’re working on pictures!) but I wanted to pass along a quick update from San Salador de Baru: The project is coming along well with 10 layers of cement in place! Several students are also working to design creative signs marking the toilet facilities. The group
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Non-Muslims can’t go into the interior of mosques, although if the outside gates are open, it is usually permitted to peer in, and even take a photo or two. The most famous mosque in Fes is the Karaouiyine Mosque which can hold up to 20,000 people. From outside, one only gets a glimpse of the
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When Moroccans in Fes celebrate, one of their favorite dishes to prepare is a pastilla. A pastilla is effectively a compressed round pastry that surrounds different types of meat. One traditional example is pastilla aux pigeons, featuring pigeon meat, onions, eggs, ground almonds, saffron and ginger, with powdered sugar first sprinkled overtop and then cinnamon
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