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http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/travel/26marrakesh-hours.html

36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco

Friday 5 p.m. 1) MEDINA, REFINED For sheer energy and intrigue, few places rival the labyrinthine souks of Marrakesh’s fortified old city. Skullcapped artisans sweat over ancient lathes while overdressed French tourists haggle over inlaid cedar boxes and silver lamps. In recent years, up-and-coming designers have opened fashionable boutiques in the Souk Cherifia that put a contemporary twist on Arab-Andalusian motifs. Lalla (Souk Cherifia, First Floor, Sidi Abdelaziz; 212-661-477-228; lalla.fr ) opened in 2008 and carries slouchy Mauritanian leather handbags that are carried in stylish London stores like Paul & Joe and Coco Ribbon.
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/morocco-limits-islamic-religious-tolerance

Morocco: The Limits of Islamic Religious Tolerance | Doug Bandow

by Doug Bandow Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway). Added to on July 9, 2010