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• Position: Mohammad Jabiri work is telling stories - Brief article

Every day, Mohammad Jabiri sets up shop in the main square of Marrakesh, Morocco. His work requires little equipment--just a small stool, some color illustrations, and his imagination. For the past 40 years, Jabiri has been a professional storyteller. Crowds still, gather to hear him conjure up a real or imagined past filled with ancient battles and populated with sinners, prophets, wise sultans, and tricky thieves. Jabiri, 71, is one of eight bards who still, perform publicly in this part of Morocco. Their tradition goes back to medieval times, when itinerant narrators brought news and...