{"id":5868,"date":"2019-07-31T12:21:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T12:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yes-morocco.com\/highatlasfoundation\/?p=5868"},"modified":"2021-02-11T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:03:49","slug":"the-best-is-yet-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/the-best-is-yet-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Is yet to Come"},"content":{"rendered":"
CHOUHAB Houria<\/em> On the 22nd of May in a commune called Ounagha 25km away from Marrakech MOGADOR Cooperative, a women\u2019s cooperative of Argan products and Amlou, had a meeting with The High Atlas Foundation\u2019s team and the ambassadors of FR\u00c9 Skin Care. Both FR\u00c9 and HAF execute activities within this cooperative, benefitting the women and their kids.<\/p>\n The women who work in this cooperative have always the habit of welcoming their guests with \u201cYouyous\u201d, Moroccan chants in special ceremonies. The members of both HAF and FR\u00c9 praised the hard work of these women inside the cooperative and encouraged them to step forward in order to go through the international market. The women, in return, expressed their happiness with this visit and articulated the changes that have happened in their lives since they integrated into the cooperative. One of the women explained that she grew up with the Argan tree that is now her source of living.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As in any place in Morocco, tea is always served as a sign of hospitality, but what was special that day is what accompanied the tea: Argan oil and Amlou (Mixture of almond, argan oil, pure honey, and sesame). The smell of Argan filled the room, seducing you to enjoy the richness of a deep-rooted tree.<\/p>\n People are not the only beneficiaries of the Argan tree, the cattle also benefit from eating the outside of the Argan fruit. Argan oil can be also used in Tagines- imagine the taste of a goat\u2019s meat Tagine (goat in most areas of Essaouira are fed from Argan tree) with vegetables and Argan oil. This was exactly the dish made in the cooking class that followed the tea break, in which HAF and FR\u00c9 members made lunch following the instruction of the cooperative\u2019s women.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Following this amusing visit to the cooperative, we headed to Essaouira to meet some journalists from the American Embassy to shoot a documentary with Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir, HAF\u2019s president,\u00a0 about the coexistence between religions in Morocco. The shooting took place in the Jewish cemetery, the synagogue Rabbi Ha\u00efm Pinto, and Synagogue Slat Attia. During the interview, Dr. Ben-Meir mentioned a beautiful example that demonstrates the fraternity between people who adhere to different faiths but who all believe in Humanity<\/em>: Muslim men burying their Christian brother in the Christian cemetery. This may sound like an ordinary act that doesn\u2019t need mentioning, but if we contemplate, we will feel the unity that this world needs to activate in order to achieve peace.<\/p>\n
\nHAF Volunteer<\/em><\/p>\n