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A film by Maryam Touzani about a caftan tailor in Salé and his wife Mina; a quiet human drama about love and discretion in the Moroccan craft. ¹ ²

Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays comes with the delegation of Kinda

Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays came with Kinda's delegation, eighty riders according to al-Zuhri, who entered the mosque with combed locks and kohl, wearing Hira robes edged with silk; the Prophet asked whether they had not become Muslims, and what the silk on their necks was, and they tore it off. Al-Ash'ath said, we are Banu Akil al-Murar and you are Ibn Akil al-Murar; the Prophet laughed, attributed that lineage-claim to al-Abbas and Rabi'a ibn al-Harith who used it for prestige as merchants, and said: no, we are Banu al-Nadr ibn Kinana, we do not trace ourselves through our mother nor disown our father.

The Blue Caftan

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Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays comes with the delegation of Kinda