"A
bit smaller than I expected (seves me right for expecting!), but
wonderful in a dark, random, melancholy, chaotic kind of way -- "The
Assembly of the Dead" / "The Mosque of Nothing", as
the name translates after all. Within sight (i.e. 500 m) of the
massive Koutoubia minaret, on a site that was a place of execution
apparently well into the 19th century -- a pagan, almost lawless
place. Part cheap-thrill carnival, part nuthouse, part music
festival, part anit-Islam release-valve, part gay cruise, part
pickpocket paradise, part tourist trap, part country fair. And more.
I found it mildly predictable after 10 minutes, slightly sad, kind of
inspiring, a bit frightening, strangely instructive, otherworldly,
and tiring. But Ill be back there tomorrow night."
[Matt
Hetherington]
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