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"Something special is taking place in Akrich, a typical rural village in
Morocco backed by a breathtaking view of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Here
is a compelling showcase of interfaith harmony, reinvigorated in recent years
but dating back centuries.
Today, the village’s sacred 700-year-old Jewish cemetery is home to a plant
nursery run by local Muslims that provides fruit and nut tree saplings to the
community here and to many others across the region. As well as nourishing the
land, this space is nourishing religious co-existence.
“Before, there were no plants or water — it was abandoned,” says 36-year-old
Abderahim Baddah, one of two full-time staff tending to the cemetery grounds
and nursery within.
But in 2012, Baddah, with the blessing of the Moroccan Jewish community, began
to use the land adjacent to the Jewish cemetery to cultivate crops while
restoring the religious site.
It’s an initiative that is spreading across Morocco, which was once home to a
quarter of a million Jews, who arrived in the 15th century following their
expulsion from Spain by Catholic leaders."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
