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Jamie Francis

St. Petersburg Times

SHRINE OF MOULAY ISMAIL-Abolelali Lembirik, Imam at the shrine of Moulay Ismail--the sultan who united Morocco in the 17th century and earned the country international renown--adjusts his jellabah before closing the Meknes city shrine for the evening. Moulay Ismail became known for his ruthless tyranny and his thirst for blood was legendary. As a celebratory gift to mark the beginning of his long rule, he displayed 700 heads on the walls in Fez

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