THE VIEW FROM FEZ: A rare Sufi artifact found in Fez

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

A rare Sufi artifact found in Fez

Frederic Calmes brings his find into the View from Fez

Regular readers of this blog will remember our reports on the Hamadcha Sufi Brotherhood. In those reports we mentioned the ritual head-slashing that some followers engage in while in a state of trance. One of the implements used in this practice is an axe and until today all we had ever seen were photographs from the 1950s and sixties.

However, today our music reporter, Frederic Calmes walked into the office and banged an axe down on the table! It was the genuine article and unlike anything we have seen before.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: wow, what a discovery! good for you!
Looks primitive, right?
Why don't you contact TV and radio stations and maybe write a book about it.

Wake up!

Owner of this blog does not believe in freedom of speech. S/he deleted my post earlier. Still, I want to post it arain :); Wednesday, May 09, 2007

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