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View from our Terrace, 2023
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My earrings are pictured on the bottom row, shaped like...
the Hand of Fatima. It's a recurring symbol, especially on door knockers, to keep off the "Evil Eye". Fatima was the daughter of the prophet Mohammed, who made a prayer by raising her right hand to ask for divine protection. It's called "Myriam's hand" in Jerusalem, in reference to the sister of Moses & Aaron. Both Jews & Muslims have lived in Morocco for centuries side by side. When the Nazis arrived in WW2, Rommel asked the king to "give him" the Jews, but the current King refused, saying "They are Moroccans, they will stay." There's an amazing respect between the 2 religions in Morocco, but many Jews relocated to Israel for a better life when it was created.
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