Tag: Morocco

  • At Burke, empowering women, one baby blanket at a time

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    An artisan market at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will showcase the handicraft of women from around the world who work with artisan cooperatives to empower their communities. Five of the cooperatives have Pacific Northwest ties. By Hannah Leone Seattle Times staff reporter A member of the OckPopTok cooperative of Lao PDR embroidering.…

  • Morocco’s Fes Festival: Music, mysticism and meaning

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    Get ready for flamenco guitar, social consciousness and Sufi mystics. The world’s most spiritual music fest kicks off this week. By CNN Travel staff 3 June, 2013 Uzbekistan’s Yuldusz Turdevia Ensemble performed at the 2012 Fes Festival in Morocco. The official goal of Morocco’s annual Fes Festival (June 7-15) “is to harness the arts and spirituality in the…