Ramadan Mubarak! (Blessed Ramadan). That was the greeting around town on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. For our fellow non-Muslim readers out there, Ramadan is the … Read more

Just before we arrived, Mirleft received an extraordinary amount of rainfall, turning the usually-Mars-like landscape into a sea of green, then yellow thanks to an explosion of wildflowers. Then, a … Read more

Perched above the village of Mirleft are two prominent 20th-century military structures. On the top of the hill is ruined Fort Tidli, which is believed to have been constructed in … Read more

Mirleft is a small, unassuming coastal town in southern Morocco known for its beaches, surfing, and ruins of a French fort overlooking town. Roughly 7,000 people live in the area, … Read more