(Also known as Ishilhayn, Southern Shilha or Souss Berbers)
Souss Population: 3 million | Muslim: 99.9%
Some History of the Souss in Morocco
The original inhabitants of North Africa are known to the western world as Berbers and those of south-central Morocco call themselves Ishilhayn. With a population of more than three million, the Ishilhayn are 99.9% Muslim [...]

Al-Andalus, was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims, or Moors, up until the fall of the last Islamic stronghold, the city of Granada, in 1492. 800,000 Muslims live in Spain.

Countries around the world with Muslim populations of at least 10% or with more than 1 million. Countries with a * have a Muslim majority or at least 50% Muslim.

In Morocco one finds many disabled people yet their condition is not only due to disease. There are also accidents. Many accident victims do not have access to a hospital and therefore they suffer much more significant consequences to their accident than would be normal.

Located on a semi-arid plain near the foot of the towering snow-capped High Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh today is a rapidly growing city of almost one million people that has become Morocco’s prime tourist destination and an economic centre second only to Casablanca.

Established in the eighth century as its first Islamic town, Fes is known as the religious and Islamic cultural centre of Morocco. Blanketing several steep hillsides, it is one of the largest and most interesting living medieval cities in the world.

All of Casablanca’s youth are seeking to reconcile their Islamic Arab/Berber origins with the emerging global youth culture. It is not uncommon for young Moroccans in Casablanca to watch MTV and try to copy Western fashions.