I live in Morocco and i never known that 😫 I love this man and how he describe the berber traditions. Proud of my Morocco and his berber, jewish, christian, muslim and arabe culture 🇲🇦 Vive le Roi, Vive le Maroc 🇲🇦
Gabriel, That man’s rugs are like pages of a history book ! You soak up the information from the various places , and teach us, sharing your knowledge ! Very good way to learn 😎
What a wonderful video and a wonderful man. Morocco is on the top of my list for future travel. Not many people (in north america) know about the rich history of Jews in Morocco, so it's wonderful that this gentleman is sharing this history!
@@Lau3464l jews are ungratfull for what muslims did for them. They protected them, gave their land to live in. And still there are many jews who re hating muslims
@@Oussama-nf2zi that’s a really gross generalization and I’m sorry that you feel that way. Also, Jews were in Morocco long before Islam ever existed, so I don’t know what your comment has to do with this video at all??
The guy in the video who is extremely knowledgeable and intelligent scholar, who knows exactly and extensive history by heart, who also has invaluable vision about the universe. Compare to an American sales man, he is the next level for sure, Ripped, rich cultural background by heart. Unbelievable! He educated Gabe and all of us who watch this video.
Here's Part 1 in which I showed much more of the city of Meknes: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tl1PfOmJ6_M.html And for those who have seen my other posts about the brutally slow internet here in Morocco, there's great news: I finally found super fast wifi. So I will be posting videos daily for the next little while. I have tons and tons of new stuff filmed in Morocco, just have to get to work editing.
Hi Gabriel, In Iberia (Spain and Portugal), the Berbers, now known as Moors, created a highly advanced civilization and culture, famous for its art, architecture, and centers of learning. Moors, as the Spaniards call the Muslims, populated Spain for nearly 700 years. As you'll see, it was their civilization that enlightened Europe and brought it out of the dark ages to usher in the renaissance. Many of their cultural and intellectual influences still live with us today. "The subjects covered by the texts included medicine, astrology, astronomy pharmacology, psychology, physiology, zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, optics, chemistry, physics, mathematics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, music, meteorology, geography, mechanics, hydrostatics, navigation, and history " These works alone, however, didn't kindle the fire that would lead to the renaissance. They added to Europe's knowledge, but much of it was unappreciated without a change in the way Europeans viewed the world.
The Amazigh people (berbers) gave a lot to christianity, these are some notable amazigh christian figures: Bishop Augustine of Hippo one of the four Church fathers (354->430); Pope Victor I, he is the reason behind Easter known today (the 14th pope 189 -199); Adrian of Canterbury (very important figure in British theology to this day) ; Pope Miltiades; Pope Gelasius I (the last Amazigh pope); Santa Monica; Tertullian ( has been called "the founder of Western theology" and wrote 31 books about christianity | 220 AD); first Bishop in Africa Cyprian of Carthage;
The sellers in Marocco always have so many interesting stories to tell. I remember having a very interesting conversation for a few hours with one shop owner in Tafraoute, beautiful village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in the south. I ended up buying the blue carpet, looks exactly like the one he was showing you, only mine is a little smaller😁
As a Moroccan ( mix of Arab & Berber origine ), i'm very proud of my country, rich of history, culture, architecture, art and more. Morocco is an ex-EMPIRE, and a Kingdom since many centuries, this video is just 1% of what every body should know about my beautiful Morocco. I invite every tourist to buy Moroccan history books before coming to visit and explore Morocco, and you're all welcome by the way. As Mr. Nourdine said, we're all from Adam & Eve and there is no difference between us, we"re all HUMANS, that"s why all Moroccans lived and still live peacefully no matter their color, religion, origine... Thank you Gabriel for sharing this video; and welcome again in Kingdom of Morocco.
Med, thank you for the comments on Gabriel's video. I totally agree with what you said. It parallels what I have always thought. The jews worship the God of Abraham, the Muslims worship the God of Abraham, the Christians worship the God of Abraham. If we all worship the same God, what's the problem?
That little bit of cultural and histoty lesson through carpets was amazing and so close to the Moroccan way of telling things! Thank you so much for sharing!
Just loving this particular journey of yours. Just a little info. The term "Berber" is used predominantly by foreigners. Moroccans use it, however they would prefer to be called "Amazigh", which represents their true identity. The word means "free people", and they take great pride in that expression of their culture and traditions. Watching every last second of this, can't wait to see more.
Amazigh itself is even diverse. For example, in Morocco, there are Rifians, Shilha, Sanhaja, Ghomaras. I’m not sure if each of them are a ethnic identity, but each of these language are not mutually intelligible.
Very interesting! I believe the term "Berber" originated from the Greek word for "barbarian," so it's a shame that term is what is used, if that's true. I definitely see why Moroccans/Amazigh/Berbers would instead have the name "free people," with so much diversity living together peacefully.
@@Lau3464l true it comes from Barbarus which means all people who are not Greek nor Roman, at some point vikings and arabs were called barbarians. Also, the word berber doesn't exist in the amazigh dictionary, so only Amazigh is the real word
@@yodesuyo that is so interesting, thank you! Fascinating how language evolves... how we understand the word "barbarian" in modern english to mean savage, wild, tribal, less-than, uncivilized, uncultured... when really it just meant someone who wasn't greek or roman (which i suppose back then likely implied the definitions above, since my understanding was that in ancient times, greeks and romans believed themselves to be the only ones with culture and civilization and knowledge)
Absolutely fascinating Gabriel! I’d like to go to his shop and buy one of every design! It reminded me a bit of being in Indonesia and having a Balinese gentleman explain the significance of various batik patters. As I told on Instagram, I’m really enjoying these Morocco vids!
But you have to be cautious, those guys can multiply the price by a hundred and still be shameless 😂😂if you want fair prices you need to go to the source, the villages in the Atlas Mountains and buy them yourself from hard working women ..there..
I gave away a carpet we bought in Morocco years ago! We downsized. A bit sorry when I saw this video. Do not really understand all the symbols on the carpet. Very interesting video.
Morocco is one of the best country must see ..even many cities in Morocco are extremely dirty because the government never take care of it ..but this country has the best lovely people big heart ,this country has something will attract you ..but Gabriel you must see all the beautiful nature they have is amazing.
تحياتي السيد مول البزار عجبني طريقة الشرح ديالو ومعرفت بالتاريخ تحياتي لجميع المغاربة الحرار فين ما كنو هدو هوما السفراى الحقيقيون السياحة 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
Those carpets so beautiful. I would love one, especially the colorful one that portrays a story. I feel would be expensive, but worth it. So much work, detail.😊❤
Those carpets look exquisite! I love the blue one in particular! Its very cool that there is so much history woven into the carpets! Thank you for posting this!!
David Ben-Gurion was Polish but his tribal ancestry may have dated way back to pre-Christian Morocco . That is so f* awesome. My family name also starts on Ben so my father's side is of Amazigh origin although my family is completely Arabised. Holy shit I didn't know that. And my grandmother was from Small-Atlas...
I live in morocco and a lot of jewish people that was in school with have a Ben in there family name like Bensoussan, Bendavid, Bensamoun, Benchimol etc.. and they are also moroccan jewish that have same family name as the moroccan muslim like Hazout, Kohen, Azoulay etc.. So maybe your ancestor was living in morocco
Great interesting info on the carpets. Curious about what your favorite carpet might have cost. You probably were hesitant to ask prices for fear he might think you were interested in purchasing!😉 People seem so hospitable as well as being safe. Of course, you always project courteous friendly vibes. So proud of your being an American Ambassador, representing the good guys of US.
Thank you, the owner of the rug emporium such a wealth of information on history, and translation of the motifs used in weaving of the rugs. Did this as thesis at uni but also based on Swat Valley and also woodcarvings. Love the subject :-) .
When he said Lynyrd Skynyrd are from California .. Perhaps he was referring about the concert Lynyrd Skynyrd played on July 2, 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium in Oakland, CA. .......
You're just like me, Gabriel. I will listen to anyone for ages as I don't want to appear rude 😂. However, an interesting salesman with stories to tell and carpets to sell.
@Gabriel Traveler - You picked my favorite carpet! Obviously we have impeccable taste :) You did a good job of translating his English, which I barely understood. I guess all that travelling pays off. Looking forward to the rest of your videos. Always thought Morocco would be a great place to see, but don't know if I'll get there.
I love the architecture in that there shop! I would have been all over the wooden stained glass windows, the wood doors, the ceiling! What the heck? The ceiling!!! Those archways! And the multiple archways in the other room! No... I would not want to leave for hours lol! He had some dark carpets hanging between the rooms I just loved. That would be all over my house. Man.. I wish I could go there. I will have to settle for the Moroccan pop music instead.. I can get that free and on youtube 😛! Love this segment!
I am so happy you went to a carpet shop!! Carpets in that neck of the woods of the world are amazing! Laps as well. Pretty much Moroccan vulture produces amazing art of all kinds.
As I write this, I'm sitting next to a small prayer rug that I bought in a place just like that in Tetouan back in the mid-1980s. I too was a backpacker, so I could not buy anything larger but the prayer rug rolled up really small and made it home to the UK. That was an amazing trip: my schoolmate and I took the ferry from Algeciras in Spain to Ceuta and we met a young man from Tetouan. We ended up staying with him, sleeping on the floor of his room in the medina. I was awoken at one point by the full moonlight streaming through the window and looked out over the ancient rooftops before returning to sleep. Later, of course, we were all woken by the muezzin's call to prayer at sunrise. I have been back to Morocco twice since : for my honeymoon in 1992 (when we traveled down the coast from Casablanca to Essaouira, then went to Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains, then back to Rabat) and in 2019 with my teenage kids (when we flew into Casablanca, took the TGV-like fast train to Tangier, then went around from Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Fes, Rabat and home). The country is improving in many ways but still has massive challenges, such as demographics (all those young men looking for a buck), and climate change will only make it worse. They had an excellent response to the COVID crisis, though, with great vaccination rates.
JUST TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. ED KING, WAS FROM CALIFORNIA, CO-WROTE SWEET HOME ALABAMA, AND PLAYED THE OPENING RIFF. SO OUR MORROCAN FRIEND WASN'T ALL WRONG.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_King
@@Resmith18SR The lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, the guitarist, vocalist, assistant road manager, pilot and co-pilot died in a plane crash on their way to a concert in 1977. It crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi. Two days before the crash, 10 foot flames were seen shooting out of the right engine but the band members boarded that plane again and it crashed.
80 to 200 dollars depending on the quality , smaller ones are a bit cheaper , these ones in the video are massive since moroccan living rooms are slightly bigger than those in europe and north america.
@@walidkaebori140 thank You. How many layers/carpets are usually stacked in a room? I am assuming they just roll the winter one on top of the summer one during colder season?
Every north african work of art (music, architecture, artisanal arts) is amazigh altho in the west they often call erroneously arab. Thanks for sharing bro
