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SUMMARY:Ask the Owner of Little Morocco Cafe / Wanderlust Book Club: My 100
 1 Nights
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nLet's have a Moroccan brunch and use this memoir to discu
 ss the history\, culture and customs of that country.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHi\, it
 ’s Vanessa\, your ENLIGHTENMENT host.\n\nlove to travel\, and read books
  about other amazing places I love and would love to visit. I’m hoping t
 here are other travelers\, both active and armchair\, who feel the same. S
 o for us\, here is the Wanderlust Book Club\, which alternates every month
  with the California Club (books about the Golden State we live in).\n\nI
 ’m planning my next trip\, which hopefully will include Morocco\, so for
  September\, I picked My 1001 Nights: Tales and Adventures from Morocco by
  Alice Morrison. The book gets good reviews for being from a Western trave
 l author who writes from “within” a culture instead of “above” it 
 — along with her adventures' across mountain ranges and deserts\, Morris
 on gives equal time to her meeting and interacting with the hospitable and
  genuinely warm peoples of Morocco.\n\nAlong with the book\, I usually inv
 ite a special guest to each club meeting\, someone who is an expert or ver
 y connected to the theme of the book and can answer our questions about th
 e topic. So even if you haven’t finished / opened the book\, you can sti
 ll be part of the conversation.\n\nThis time\, we’ll have the book talk 
 at our special guest’s place: Little Morocco Cafe in Downtown Sacramento
 . Owner Jamaleddine Kabbaj and his staff will serve their breakfast and lu
 nch dishes while telling us the history\, culture and customs of their cou
 ntry.\n\nBelow is the book description.\n\nTickets are $5 (not including E
 ventbrite’s fee) to reserve your seat at the table\; you must order your
  own food and beverages. Free parking on Saturdays at the County Garage an
 d the City Lot near the restaurant.\n\n*****\n\nWhen Alice Morrison headed
  out to Morocco\, it was to take on one of the most daunting challenges: t
 o run in the famous Marathon des Sables. Little did she expect to end up l
 iving there for 1\,001 nights.. But once she settled in a flat in Marrakec
 h\, she was won over by the people\, the spectacular scenery and the ancie
 nt alleyways of the souk. Soon she was hiking over the Atlas mountains\, j
 oining nomads to sample their timeless way of life as they crossed the Sah
 ara desert\, and finding peace in a tranquil oasis.\n\nDespite more than 1
 0 million tourists coming to Morocco each year\, there is remarkably littl
 e that has been written about its people\, their customs and the extraordi
 nary range of places to visit\, from bustling markets to vast\, empty dese
 rts. Alice makes sure she samples it all\, and as she does she provides a 
 stunning portrait of a beautiful country. As a lone woman\, she often attr
 acts plenty of curiosity\, but her willingness to participate - whether th
 igh deep in pigeon droppings in a tannery or helping out herding goats - e
 nsures that she is welcomed everywhere by a people who are among the most 
 hospitable on the planet.\n\n****\n\nFor more information about ENLIGHTENM
 ENT and about California Groundbreakers\, go to californiagroundbreakers.o
 rg\n\n\n
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