For thousands of years, the Tuaregs roamed the Saharan south, protected by their indigo blue sails. Their trade caravans passed through Morocco, but they never settled there.
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The tent (Axam in Berber, khayma in Arabic) is the home of nomads. The ‘people of the tent’ are the family unit, the nucleus around which daily life is organised.
Among nomads and Moors in particular, men and women have very specific roles. But Odette du Puigaudeau and Marion Senones have managed to gain acceptance and recount their adventure here.
Nomadic life has almost disappeared in Morocco, but it continues throughout the Sahara. This report shows the life of a nomadic doctor who visits his patients on camelback.
