Photographs of the Moroccan medinas, or Muslim districts, of Marrakech, Essaouira, Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Tetuan, Fez, and Meknès, capturing the historic past of a country over a thousand years old. Photos are accompanied by a series of poems by Morocco's foremost author, Tahar Ben Jelloun, who used the images as a direct source of inspiration for his writing.