The video maker said"we only had a short period of time in Tangiers before we headed to the train station in order to travel south toward the ancient city of Fes (Fez). Fes was the first Islamic capital of Morocco, and my have been a major capital for more of the world as well.
In the train station i fell asleep on a bench and when i woke I was greeted by Mourad and Soufiane. They asked me some basic questions and then helped us find our way to the train, the same train they were departing on.
we shared a cabin on the train and they entertained all of my questions about Arabic / Islam culture.
We were traveling during the month of Ramadan and half way thru our journey the sunset. This meant it was time to break their fast for the day. This was done with some type of milk and sweet rolls. They shared their food with everyone in the cabin. I shared my granola bar, but it wasn't quite as rich of an cultural exchange.
There were also some basic Arabic lessons. Some of which were repeats from my trip to Kazakhstan (but you can not tell in the video).
1. 'as-salāmu calaykum = Hello; Peace upon you
2. responce: calaykumu s-salām = Hello; Peace upon you, too
3. to begin a meal: "in the name of Ala"
4. to end a meal: "thank you Ala"
Allison would be so upset if she found out that i messed up the dinner prayer again. :)
In the train station i fell asleep on a bench and when i woke I was greeted by Mourad and Soufiane. They asked me some basic questions and then helped us find our way to the train, the same train they were departing on.
we shared a cabin on the train and they entertained all of my questions about Arabic / Islam culture.
We were traveling during the month of Ramadan and half way thru our journey the sunset. This meant it was time to break their fast for the day. This was done with some type of milk and sweet rolls. They shared their food with everyone in the cabin. I shared my granola bar, but it wasn't quite as rich of an cultural exchange.
There were also some basic Arabic lessons. Some of which were repeats from my trip to Kazakhstan (but you can not tell in the video).
1. 'as-salāmu calaykum = Hello; Peace upon you
2. responce: calaykumu s-salām = Hello; Peace upon you, too
3. to begin a meal: "in the name of Ala"
4. to end a meal: "thank you Ala"
Allison would be so upset if she found out that i messed up the dinner prayer again. :)
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