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How majestic. They play it safe now by keeping the audience behind barriers more removed from the arena. Growing up all that separated us from the charge was a white line in the dirt.

How majestic. They play it safe now by keeping the audience behind barriers more removed from the arena. Growing up all that separated us from the charge was a white line in the dirt.

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Notice how the Alhambra's external facades are plain and simple, while the inside is most dazzling in splendour and beauty. This is a feature of the Islamic ethos. It draws from the same notions of modesty that emphasize beauty of character and public humility. The ethos that would translates into the veil, or the Sufi's simple external appearance - while he carries a glimmering ocean within. An ethos also conveyed by St Peter when he wrote: "When adorning yourselves, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing gold, or of putting on apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price."

Notice how the Alhambra's external facades are plain and simple, while the inside is most dazzling in splendour and beauty. This is a feature of the Islamic ethos. It draws from the same notions of modesty that emphasize beauty of character and public humility. The ethos that would translates into the veil, or the Sufi's simple external appearance - while he carries a glimmering ocean within. An ethos also conveyed by St Peter when he wrote: "When adorning yourselves, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing gold, or of putting on apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price."

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Hollywood would literally spend millions to stage a scene like this. But here are average men by the thousands, making it happen for the love of tradition, art, and battle. "Sir Ridley Scott, we have surpassed thee"

Hollywood would literally spend millions to stage a scene like this. But here are average men by the thousands, making it happen for the love of tradition, art, and battle. "Sir Ridley Scott, we have surpassed thee"

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Morocco does not have oil, but it has craftsmen that have kept a 1,000 year old craft alive and thriving - diligently passed on from one generation to another. And that is worth more than black gold.

Morocco does not have oil, but it has craftsmen that have kept a 1,000 year old craft alive and thriving - diligently passed on from one generation to another. And that is worth more than black gold.

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The process that yields the most magical results. It’s very common for these craftsmen to lock in on their craft while playing the Quran in the background + the sound of birds chirping. Peak Moroccan experience.

The process that yields the most magical results. It’s very common for these craftsmen to lock in on their craft while playing the Quran in the background + the sound of birds chirping. Peak Moroccan experience.

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With all due respect and objectivity - This is the hardest hitting banger of a national anthem ever composed. Voltaire was onto something when he wrote: "fire and vitriol circulate in those (veins) of the inhabitants of Mount Atlas"

With all due respect and objectivity - This is the hardest hitting banger of a national anthem ever composed. Voltaire was onto something when he wrote: "fire and vitriol circulate in those (veins) of the inhabitants of Mount Atlas"

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Not only were the Moors masters of geometry, they were ingenious engineers. Alhambra's lion fountain is in fact a hydraulic clock, accurately telling the time of day using nothing but water and pressure. Further animating the fountain, you can read the following poem carved in calligraphy around the basin: "May The One who granted the imam Mohammed with the beautiful ideas to decorate his mansions be blessed. For, are there not in this garden wonders that God has made incomparable in their beauty, and a sculpture of pearls with a transparently light, the borders of which are trimmed with seed pearl? Melted silver flows through the pearls, to which it resembles in its pure dawn beauty. Apparently, water and marble seem to be one, without letting us know which of them is flowing. Don't you see how the water spills on the basin, but its spouts hide it immediately? It is a lover whose eyelids are brimming over with tears, tears that it hides from fear of a betrayer. Isn't it, in fact, like a white cloud that pours its water channels on the lions and seems the hand of the caliph, who, in the morning, grants the war lions with his favours? Those who gaze at the lions in a threatening attitude, (knows that) only respect (to the Emir) holds his anger. Oh descendant of the Ansares, and not through an indirect line, heritage of nobility, who despises the fatuous: May the peace of God be with you and may your life be long and unscathed multiplying your feasts and tormenting your enemies!" Here's a deep dive revealing exactly how it all worked: (Source - Primal Space on YT)

Not only were the Moors masters of geometry, they were ingenious engineers. Alhambra's lion fountain is in fact a hydraulic clock, accurately telling the time of day using nothing but water and pressure. Further animating the fountain, you can read the following poem carved in calligraphy around the basin: "May The One who granted the imam Mohammed with the beautiful ideas to decorate his mansions be blessed. For, are there not in this garden wonders that God has made incomparable in their beauty, and a sculpture of pearls with a transparently light, the borders of which are trimmed with seed pearl? Melted silver flows through the pearls, to which it resembles in its pure dawn beauty. Apparently, water and marble seem to be one, without letting us know which of them is flowing. Don't you see how the water spills on the basin, but its spouts hide it immediately? It is a lover whose eyelids are brimming over with tears, tears that it hides from fear of a betrayer. Isn't it, in fact, like a white cloud that pours its water channels on the lions and seems the hand of the caliph, who, in the morning, grants the war lions with his favours? Those who gaze at the lions in a threatening attitude, (knows that) only respect (to the Emir) holds his anger. Oh descendant of the Ansares, and not through an indirect line, heritage of nobility, who despises the fatuous: May the peace of God be with you and may your life be long and unscathed multiplying your feasts and tormenting your enemies!" Here's a deep dive revealing exactly how it all worked: (Source - Primal Space on YT)

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Zellige tiling is another craft passed down from master to apprentice, preserving an artistic tradition whose roots reach for the mosaics of ancient Rome. Here is recent and archival footage from over 100 years ago - showing the craftsmen at work in the Grand Mosque of Paris. Not a single thing has changed. To quote his Majesty former King of Morocco, Hassan II, "Here then is the Tree - the Moroccan Tree with all its verdant foliage and deep roots."

Zellige tiling is another craft passed down from master to apprentice, preserving an artistic tradition whose roots reach for the mosaics of ancient Rome. Here is recent and archival footage from over 100 years ago - showing the craftsmen at work in the Grand Mosque of Paris. Not a single thing has changed. To quote his Majesty former King of Morocco, Hassan II, "Here then is the Tree - the Moroccan Tree with all its verdant foliage and deep roots."

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