Moulay yacoubi biography books
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A very American story
The past few months have seen much cultural ferment in the North African (in particular, Berber) communities of the United States. There were the Yennayer New Year celebrations across American cities in mid-January—2019 corresponds to the year 2969 on the Amazigh calander. There was the all-day Tafsut celebration in Union City, New Jersey on April 27. This was a pan-Berber gathering that drew Amazigh-Americans of Algerian, Moroccan and Malian descent—to commemorate the Berber Spring (Tafsut), the period of protest and civil activism that erupted in Kabylie, Algeria in March 1980. The recent activity—including the weekly Sunday afternoon rallies at Union Square in Manhattan, New York—is prompted by ongoing events in Algeria and Morocco, but is also evidence of the cultural work done by the growing Amazigh-American community. At the center of it all is Hassan Ouakrim, the Moroccan director, choreographer, art collector, and elder statesman of the Berber comm
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Following in the footsteps of the great craftsmen and imperial artists - the art of Fes
Fes (Fez) was Morocco's first imperial capital. Established and developed by Idris I - founder of the Kingdom of Morocco and credited with the Islamization of the country - and his son, Idris II, it remains Morocco's spiritual heart. In some parts of the ancient medina, little has changed since medieval times, including the artistic, architectural and craft techniques which flourished during the city's starring role as the capital of the Andalusian Empire. Even today, these traditions - as well as Fes' reputation as a religious and spiritual centre with its many ancient mosques, minarets and madrasas, continue to inspire its artists.
Artist: Ahmed Yacoubi (1928-1985)
Genre: painting, drawing
Biography: Although born in Fes, it was Yacoubi's 1947 meeting with Paul Bowles, who fryst vatten normally associated with Tangier, which secured his role as what one Moroccan art scholar as "the
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Shaykh Syed Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
Shaykh Muhammad descends from a scholarly family whose
lineage goes back to the Prophet, salla Allahu ‘alayhi sallam, through
his grandson Sayyiduna al-Hasan, radiya Allahu ‘anhu. His lineage goes
back to Mawlay Idris al-Anwar who built the city of Fes. Mawlay Idris’ lineage
is as follows: he is the son of Mawlay Idris the Great; who is the son of
Sayyiduna Abdullah al-Kamil; who is the son of Sayyiduna al-Hasan, the
Second; who is the son of Sayyiduna al-Hasan, radiya Allah ‘anhu; who is
the grandson of the Prophet, salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ya’qoubi’s ancestors also include some of the greatest
scholars of Syria: Shaykh Sharif al-Ya’qoubi (d. 1943/1362 H.) was his
father’s uncle, and Shaykh Muhammad ‘Arabi al-Ya’qoubi (d. 1965/1384 H.)
was his father’s maternal uncle; both were the Malikite Imams of the
Omayyad mosque. Shaykh Siddiq al-Ya’qoubi (d. 1889/1307 H.) was his
paternal great-grandfather, and S