In over 30 years of hard work, the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) has managed to establish a presence in 161 countries. Members run local...

This paper deals with the biography method, which is considered one of the most important methodologies in the humanities. Biography’s cognitive approach...

Natural conditions in our communities, particularly in the desert, have helped to unleash the imagination and shape the beliefs that are part of folk culture...

Poets recite the Misdar as they ride camels through the desert, while the Nahham, (pearl diving singer), and his companions at sea sing the Mawwal. Both...

One cannot study women’s attire without investigating the relationship between society and religion. Society comprises customs and traditions that are...

Food varies according to people, culture and environment. French anthropologist Lévi-Strauss created a food triangle, classifying food as raw, cooked or...

Awalim’ (seductive dancers) perform at ceremonies and weddings held by all social classes, whether at a five-star hotel or in a side street. There was...

In the social fabric of the Ait and Rayin tribes in Morocco, a woman’s status is based on her experience and her social role. At the economic level, she...

In southeastern Tunisia, ruins from the Middle Ages prove that there were once towns and a significant population in this area. Terraces ring the hills; these...

Craftsmen and artisans generated trade and attracted inhabitants to urban regions in Morocco and throughout the Islamic and Arab world. Craftsmen and...