My Time in Morocco
Death and dying in a majority Muslim country.
In Morocco, I learned that the people do not approach death with hushed tones. They don’t hide behind hospital curtains. It is out in the open and acknowledged. The community embraces the dying person and their family.
Moroccans hold the end of life with religious reverence.
Like most Americans, I’m more accustomed to quiet funeral homes, formal memorials, and almost professionalized grieving. It’s an orderly process. Moroccan end-of-life rituals seem unusually raw and immediate.
But they reflect an enduring belief: that death is not the end, but a sacred return to their God.
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