Hicham Rafih

Jan 11, 2025 | guardian.ng | Hicham Rafih |Itoro Oladokun

By Hicham Rafih 11 January 2025   |   3:00 pm In southern Morocco, women stand on the front lines of preserving a centuries-old rug-weaving craft. Despite low profits, changing times, and increasing competition, their dedication breathes new life into this vibrant cultural heritage.

Dec 17, 2024 | heraldpalladium.com | Hicham Rafih

In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate art form that often leaves them with meagre earnings. Women like Ijja Benchri, who creates carpets on a wooden weaving loom outside her small home in the village of Taznakht, follows traditions going back many generations. kAmQx DE2CE65 H96? x H2D `` @C `a[ :>:E2E:?8 E96 H@>6? x D2H H62G:?8[Q D2:5 q6?49C:[ e_] k^AmkAmQ{:EE=6 3J =:EE=6[ x =62C?E[ 2?5 :E 3642>6 >J =:76VD H@C<]Qk^AmkAmz?@H?

Dec 17, 2024 | annistonstar.com | Hicham Rafih

By Hicham Rafih In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate art form that often leaves them with meagre earnings. Women like Ijja Benchri, who creates carpets on a wooden weaving loom outside her small home in the village of Taznakht, follows traditions going back many generations.

Dec 17, 2024 | insidenova.com | Hicham Rafih

In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate art form that often leaves them with meagre earnings. Women like Ijja Benchri, who creates carpets on a wooden weaving loom outside her small home in the village of Taznakht, follows traditions going back many generations. "I started when I was 11 or 12, imitating the women I saw weaving," said Benchri, 60.

Oct 28, 2024 | lapresse.ca | Hicham Rafih

(Merzouga) Des lacs asséchés du désert marocain se sont reformés après de rares pluies torrentielles qui se sont abattues en septembre sur le sud-est du pays, un retour des eaux qui soulage les habitants de la région. Dans la localité touristique de Merzouga, à 600 kilomètres au sud-est de la capitale Rabat, le paysage s’est métamorphosé. Des lacs et étangs, à sec depuis des années, parsèment à nouveau les dunes de sable doré.