{"id":235,"date":"2023-08-16T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2024-06-18T20:59:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T19:59:15","slug":"past-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/?page_id=235","title":{"rendered":"Past Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sama.morocco\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 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class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/samaassociation.morocco\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-youtube  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SAMASEFROU\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.8,8.001c0,0-0.195-1.378-0.795-1.985c-0.76-0.797-1.613-0.801-2.004-0.847c-2.799-0.202-6.997-0.202-6.997-0.202 h-0.009c0,0-4.198,0-6.997,0.202C4.608,5.216,3.756,5.22,2.995,6.016C2.395,6.623,2.2,8.001,2.2,8.001S2,9.62,2,11.238v1.517 c0,1.618,0.2,3.237,0.2,3.237s0.195,1.378,0.795,1.985c0.761,0.797,1.76,0.771,2.205,0.855c1.6,0.153,6.8,0.201,6.8,0.201 s4.203-0.006,7.001-0.209c0.391-0.047,1.243-0.051,2.004-0.847c0.6-0.607,0.795-1.985,0.795-1.985s0.2-1.618,0.2-3.237v-1.517 C22,9.62,21.8,8.001,21.8,8.001z M9.935,14.594l-0.001-5.62l5.404,2.82L9.935,14.594z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theater-pic-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theater-pic-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theater-pic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theater-pic-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theater-pic-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theater-pic-2048x1155.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1. <strong>&#8230;&#8230;Unravelled&#8230;..<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Ethnographic Story of Sefrou&#8217;s La\u2019kaad Buttons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May &#8211; Jun 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sefrou handmade buttons are an essential element of Moroccan dress, and are made by women. They adorn women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s clothing, both the everyday and those used for rituals during the Eid sacrifice or Ramadan, and important events such as weddings and circumcisions. As a defining element of national dress, these buttons are imbued with more than just economic meaning. For 3 weeks, SAMA volunteers connected Sefrou&#8217;s artisans to 26 students from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University&#8217;s Moroccan Cultural Studies program and Brigham Young University&#8217;s anthropology department to ethnographically film and document the social worlds of the button. Students will be narrating this footage into a documentary film in fall 2024, and the film will be made available to Sefroui residents the following year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7637-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7637-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7637-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7637-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7637-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7637-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7564-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7564-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7564-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7564-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7564-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC7564-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> For more in-depth information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/?page_id=592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unravelled<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210409_175627-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-619\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210409_175627-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210409_175627-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210409_175627-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210409_175627-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210409_175627-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2. <strong>Urban Fabric by Liz Keuneke \/ Psychogeography of Sefrou&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 2024 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liz Keuneke, an artist known for her participatory embroidery projects in various cities worldwide, creates large hand-embroidered maps that communities embellish with stitches, fostering connections between people and their environments. SAMA, in partnership with Culture Vultures, is excited to host Liz and her embroidered map of Sefrou&#8217;s old city for a series of community interventions coinciding with International Women&#8217;s Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Click <a href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/?page_id=601\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/?page_id=601\">HERE<\/a> for more in-depth information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8350_11-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8350_11-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8350_11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8350_11-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8350_11-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8350_11-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8191-2-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8191-2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8191-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8191-2-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8191-2-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8191-2-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8113_21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8113_21-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8113_21-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8113_21-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8113_21-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8113_21-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read our impact report on Urban Fabric in English and Arabic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-Urban-Fabric-Print-version-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u064a\u062c-\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0636\u0631\u064a-\u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062b\u064a\u0631\u060cPrint-version-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arabic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3. <strong>Ahajiz Festival &#8211; Assessment of Potential&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key objective for SAMA Association is to foster a local arts and cultural movement to co-develop Sefrou\u2019s old city socially, environmentally, and economically. To achieve this, SAMA works on capacity building in cultural management and arts-focused entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 100 years, Sefrou has hosted a now-famous town festival celebrating the local cherry harvest and regional culture. This event unites communities, showcasing local culture through traditional and contemporary Moroccan music, crafts, poetry, dance, and horse charging (T\u2019borida). The three-day festival sees the town\u2019s population swell, with festivities lasting into the early hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local government organizes the Cherry Festival, funded by sponsors, televised, and free for the public. A highlight is the crowning of the Cherry Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This assessment, a collective effort by several SAMA community members, analyzes the public relationship of this key cultural event, deeply ingrained in local identity, and explores its potential for arts and cultural management and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report presents the findings and analysis of a comprehensive assessment conducted by SAMA to gauge public and audience opinion regarding the 3rd edition of Sefrous\u2019 Ahazij Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GUS_2601-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P1150490-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P1150490-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P1150490-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P1150490-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P1150490-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P1150490-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read SAMAs report of Ahajiz Festivals impact and potential in ENGLISH and ARABIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Festival-Ahazij-Analysys-SAMA-23-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Arabic-festival-report-sefrou-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arabic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">4. <strong>Project Sho&#8217;la <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec 2021 &#8211; Jun 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAMA\u2019s alliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/highatlasfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dakira-Factsheet-February-2022-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dakira<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/highatlasfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the High Atlas <\/a>Foundation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/morocco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USAID <\/a>Morocco program, began with a community-based, performing arts project and the co-creation of a public mural within the walls of Sefrou\u2019s Jewish area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring and showcasing Morocco\u2019s diverse heritage, SAMA\u2019s Project Sho\u2019la (Spark) sought to bring together all ages of Sefrou\u2019s community to explore and personify its rich history and memory-keeping through storytelling, art, and theater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With local partners, the trusted community involvement from SAMA, a collaborative cultural and arts movement from deep within the heart of Morocco was ignited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sho-la-SAMA-2022-i-1568x882.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kid-mural-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kid-mural-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kid-mural-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kid-mural-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kid-mural-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/kid-mural-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read SAMA&#8217;s project report on Project Sho&#8217;la:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samasefrou.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Q3-SAMA-Shola-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. &#8230;&#8230;Unravelled&#8230;.. The Ethnographic Story of Sefrou&#8217;s La\u2019kaad Buttons May &#8211; Jun 2024 Sefrou handmade buttons are an essential element of Moroccan dress, and are made by women. 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