WINTERSESSION  IN  MOROCCO
DETAILS  AND  APPLICATION

Itinerary  Program Cost  Application

SAMPLE  ITINERARY 

The following is the itinerary from the Wintersession 2003 trip; future itineraries will be similiar though not identical.

Please click on a week to go directly to that timeframe's activities.

Week One    Week Two    Week Three 		Student riding Camels. Photo taken by Sogole Moin '05

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Three students wrapped in blankets. Photo taken by Sogole Moin '05

PROGRAM  COST

The program fee will be $3,531.97 for the three weeks, including tuition, room, full board, all program-related transportation and airport transfers in country, air fare (Boston-Casablanca-Boston), and college administrative fees.

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APPLICATION  DETAILS

Eight to 16 students will participate in Wellesley Wintersession in Morocco. The program is open to women from all classes and all majors. Students will be selected on the basis of their demonstrated interest in Middle Eastern, African, Islamic or Jewish Studies, the quality of their previous academic work, and their ability to work as members of a group. Knowledge of French or Arabic is an advantage, but not required.

To apply, please send the application form along with two letters of recommendation to the History Department office. This program is offered in 2007-2008. Applications are due Friday, October 5 at 4pm in FND 202A. Applicants will be contacted to arrange a personal interview. Please contact Professor Wilfrid Rollman (wrollman or 781-283-2528) for more information. Click here for an application form Or download a pdf version here.

Three students in the desert. Photo taken by Sogole Moin '05
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W E E K   O N E


Friday, January 4 11:40 am Wellesley Students arrive at the Mohamed V Airport Transfer to Rabat 3:00 Check in Hotel Splendid, 8 Rue Ghazza Tel 037 72 83 32 3:00-4:30 Tour of Rabat with Prof. Abdelhou Moudden 6:00-7:00 Orientation Session: Who is Who 7:00 Dinner at CCCL (11, Zankat El Hassani, Derb Jirari, Ave Laalou, Rabat Medina.)

Saturday, January 5

9:00 Breakfast at CCCL 10:00-12:00 Program Orientation...Dr. Moudden. CR (Conference Room) 12:00-1:30 Lunch CCCL 2:00-3:30 Moroccan Politics, Dr. Moudden (CR) 3:45-5:15 Arabic 101 (CR) 6:30-7:30 Dinner

Sunday, January 6

8:00-9:00 Breakfast at CCCL 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 6:30-7:30 Dinner

Monday, January 7

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 9:00-10:30 Arabic 102 10:45-12:15 Arabic Music: Dr. Mouddad 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:00-3:30 Moroccan Post Colonial Painting, Dr. Youssef Al Alami (CR) 3:45-5:15 Space and Gender Dynamics in Morocco; Dr. Salima Al Mandjara (CR) 6:30-7:30 Dinner

Tuesday, January 8

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 10:45-12:15 The Jews of Morocco: Dr. Lakhsassi 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:00-3:30 Moroccan Identities, Mokhtar Bouba (R3)(Room 3) 6:30-7:30 Dinner

Wednesday, January 9

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 10:00-11:30 Corruption, Dr. Salima Al Mandjara (CR) 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 6:30-7:30 Dinner

Thursday, January 10

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:00-3:30 The Veil in Islam, Farah Cherif (CR) 3:45-4:15 Tea Ceremony, Farah Cherif (CR) 4:15-5:30 Moroccan Costumes, Farah Cherif (CR) 6:30-7:30 Dinner
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W E E K   T W O

Friday, January 11: Excursion Starts (FEZ)

7:00 Breakfast at CCCL 8:00 Bus leaves for Meknes Visit of Meknes and Volubilis 12:30 Picnic 4:00 Visit the Medina of Fes 7:30 Dinner Hotel Nouzha

Saturday, January 12 (Erfoud)

7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Leave for Midelt 10:00 Bus stop in Ifran Down Town 12:30 Lunch in Hotel Kasbah Asmaa, Midelt 2:00 Leave for Erfoud 6:00 Check in Hotel Asmaa, Route Rissani 7:30 Dinner

Sunday, January 13 (Hassi Labiad)

8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Visit Rissani: The Ksours and the weekly souk of Tafilalet 12:00 Lunch in a private home: Dar Moulay Ali 2:00 Take Jeeps to Merzouga Visit the fossil site of Darkawa Check in Auberge Kasbah Aiour, Hassi Labiad. Tel: 212 062 08 16 20 The Camel trek and sun set in the dunes of Hassi Labiad. 6:00 Check in Hotel Asmaa, Route Rissani 7:-- Dinner Performance: Gnawa music of Khamlia

Monday, January 14 (Nkob)

8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Depart for Rissani 12:00 Lunch at Youth Hostel 2:00 Bus leaves for Nkob 5:00 Check in Auberge Kasba Baha Baha Ksar Nkob, Region Tazarine 7:30 Dinner 8:30 Amazing Stories of a Grand Mother: Khalti Fadma

Tuesday, January 15 (Marrakech)

7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Bus leaves for Ouarzazat 12:00 Lunch Picnic in the High Atlas mountains Visit to the Cinema Studios (Field Trip)

Wednesday, January 16

8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Field Trip: Marrakech medina 12:30 Lunch 2:00 Bus leaves for Rabat. EXCURSION ENDS.
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W E E K   T H R E E

Thursday, January 17

12:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:00-3:00 Visit the Nassau II Mosque (Casablanca) 4:00-5:00 Visit to the Jewish Museum (Casablanca) 6:30-7:30 Dinner

Friday, January 18

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 9:00-10:30 Moroccan Sanctuaries, Dr. Lahcen Haddad 10:45-12:15 Arabic Calligraphy, Mokhtar 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL

Saturday, January 19

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 9:00-10:30 Gender, Dr. Loubna Skalli 10:45-12:15 Mary in the Qoran, Farah Cherif 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL

Sunday, January 20

TBD

Monday, January 21

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL. 9:00-10:30 Sufism in Islam, Ms. Zakai Zouanat 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:00-3:30 'Fashioning Women, Representation and Ideology in Moroccan Women's Magazines', Dr. Youssef Al Alami Group Discussion: Gender and religion; Part I

Tuesday, January 22

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL 9:00-10:30 Traditional Writing on the Louh (The Wooden Board) 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:30-4:00 Group Discussion: reflections on cross cultural experience, Dr. Mouden

Wednesday, January 23

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL. 10:00-11:30 Ceremonies: Moroccan Urban Wedding, Farah 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 2:00- Walk to Tarik Ibn Ziyad Center (TIZC) 2:30-4:00 Visit Tarik Ibn Ziyad Center for Studies and Research 6:00 Visit to Dar Chorfa; introduction to Moroccan cooking

Thursday, January 24

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL. 10:00-11:30 Moroccan Women writers in Arabic, Jamila Bargash 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL Group Discussion: Gender and religion; Part II

Friday, January 25

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL. 10:30-12:30 Cooking Session, Doha and Rajea (Kitchen) 12:30-1:30 Lunch at CCCL 1:30-2:30 Experiential Session: Oriental Dancing, Souad Belhaj 4:00-5:30 Meeting with Mohamed V students 6:00-7:00 Dinner 7:00-8:00 Performance: Andalousiat Alassili (Andalousian Music)

Saturday, January 26

8:00 Breakfast at CCCL. Experiential Session: Henna Last supper with CCNY students ---Program Evaluation

Sunday, January 27

Transfer to Mohamed V Airport End of Scheduled Program
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