AUTHOR : Jamaâ baida | driss ouaouicha, ali azeriah

ISBN : 978-9920-769-76-1

LANGUAGE : Anglais

KEYWORDS : Toumliline | folktales | Moroccan folklore | oral tradition | local stories | cultural heritage | storytelling | Berber culture | North African tales | folk narratives

PUBLISHER : Archives du Maroc

PAGES-NUMBER : 137

YEAR : 2021

ABSTRACT : "Once Upon a Time Toumliline" focuses on the history of the Toumliline Benedictine Monastery located in the Middle Atlas region, near Azrou. The book primarily highlights the monastery's unique role as a center for interfaith dialogue in Morocco after its independence in 1956. It reveals the intellectual meetings that brought together prominent Moroccan and Christian figures, emphasizing the history of religious tolerance in Morocco. The book sheds light on how the monastery contributed to fostering dialogue between Muslims and Catholics, and how Moroccan authorities, starting with King Mohammed V, encouraged this kind of tolerance and understanding between different religions. The work serves as an important document that showcases the monastery’s role in post-independence Morocco as a place embodying coexistence and mutual understanding between diverse cultures and religions.