Festival in Fez explores the impact and legacy of Sufi heritage in Moroccan society

Описание: (24 Oct 2025)
MOROCCO SUFI FESTIVAL

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fez, Morocco - 21 October 2025
1. Various of group performing Sufi recitals at Sufi Cultural Festival
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ayoub Hanine, member of Charqawiya Sufi chanting and spiritual music group:
"One of the messages we wish to convey is that we are working hard to keep this heritage alive at all times and in all places. We also want to pass it on to future generations, just as we've learned it from our ancestors. Our message is that we want to see this Sufi art and the Charqawi local heritage shine."

3. Various of group from India called, Anwar Sabri Qawwali preparing for their concert, accompanied by members of the Charqawiya Sufi Tariqa
4. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Mohamad Aslam Sabri, member of group from India:
"Now we have come here to Morocco to tell the audience about Indian music and how we use this music in India. And the Sufi singing which we present at Sufi shrines is what we will show and tell the people here."

5. Various of speakers and audience at round table on spirituality and science, organized in the city's botanical garden
6. Visitor checking Sufi book
7. Sufi books on display
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Faouzi Skalli, president of Sufi Cultural Festival of Fez:
"This year, we started from a theme called, 'Living Poetically: Art and Spirituality,' in order to truly explore the contribution in terms of intangible capital and immaterial wealth of this Sufi culture within society in general, within Moroccan society and in Fez in particular - but also in relation to questions that concern the entire world. In other words, have we lost this poetry of life?"

9. Various of performance by group from India
10. Wide of venue
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Saloua Jaadouni, festival attendee:
"We are in Fez, a city well known for its spiritual culture and (a city) which hosts this festival every year. Today, I feel an absolutely wonderful atmosphere, and I would like to thank the organizers very much for creating this atmosphere."

12. Various of performance by Charqawiya Sufi group
13. Audience members
14. Singers on stage
15. Audience watching
STORYLINE:
Around 200 artists, researchers and musicians are converging on Fez in Morocco for a festival that explores the impact of Sufi cultural heritage.

The 17th Festival aims to promote Sufi heritage, arts and spiritual values such as equality and tolerance.

"We are working hard to keep this heritage alive at all times and in all places. We also want to pass it on to future generations," said Ayoub Hanine, a member of a Sufi chanting group.

The festival includes artists from Morocco, Senegal, Turkey, India, Albania and Spain presenting musical performances, chanting and praise sessions, as well as workshops on Sufi rituals.

Paintings and writings are on display as part of the festival, which started on Oct. 18 and ends on Oct. 25.

AP video shot by Houda Benalla

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