My Marrakesh

Maryam lives in Mar­rakesh. Vis­it­ing her blog is like step­ping into an oasis of beauty and charm. Known for her stun­ning pho­tographs and exotic style, any­one who reads her blog knows the Moroc­can ambiance is only enhanced by her unique style of writing.

Today we rec­og­nize Maryam’s lit­er­ary tal­ent in this self-effacing piece writ­ten April 25, 2007 called Dhaka: A girl, a boy, and a sari as the Post of The Day.

This Moroc­con beauty writes, “The night of the party, my friend had to dress me. I didn’t know how to wear a sari – how to wrap it, to tuck it, to pin it. It was a com­plex origami for which I did not know the secret folds. But she folded and folded, and pleated and pleated, so in the end, I was like a beau­ti­ful paper swan.”

You’ll love this very real account of a young girl’s but­ter­fly moment and the fool­ish heart of an unkind suitor who didn’t have the char­ac­ter to rec­og­nize that under­neath the sari, he was in the pres­ence of a beau­ti­ful woman — inside and out.

Review by Mimi Lenox.

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