Posted
on August 21, 2015
Today
Morocco celebrates the birthday of its king!
Born
on this date in 1963, Mohammed VI became king when his father died,
on July 23, 1999. The nation of Morocco is a constitutional monarchy
with an elected parliament, but the king has a lot of power,
especially as regards to the military, foreign policy, and religious
matters.
Mohammed
VI was raised and educated to be king, starting a special school at
the Royal Palace at age 4. He speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, and
French, and he has earned a PhD in law – with distinction – from
a French university.
He
had a lot of opportunities and comforts because he was the Crown
Prince and is now the King, but please note also that Mohammed VI has
never had the freedom to choose what to study or work at, no freedom
to choose what and who to be...
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on Morocco...
This
nation is in northern Africa. It has rugged mountains and desert, but
it also has coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea! Because it is so close to Spain (by water) and
separated from some of its African nations by all those mountains and
deserts, Morocco is pretty unique in its culture – it is very much
a diverse culture that is a blend of Arab, Berber (the native
people), Sub-Saharan African, and European. It has two official
languages – Arab and Berber and one “recognized national
language” – French – as well as some local dialects.
Here are some photos that show some of the cultural diversity found in Morocco:
Speaking
of diversity, check out these diverse landscapes:
- Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa
- Atlantic Coast, looking pretty arid!
- The lusher Mediterranean Coast
- Tangier, opposite Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mediterranean
- The Sahara Desert, looking as gorgeous as any desert I've ever seen!
- The High Atlas Mountains
- Rabat, the capital city
- An intense mountain road!
- Casablanca, the largest city and main port
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on this date:
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