New Sultan Enthroned During Muslim Feast of Aid El Kebir :Moroccans celebrated Aid el Kebir last week, but without the feasting and rejoicing which usually accompanies the year's greatest feast.Instead their leaders attended the enthronement of the new Sultan, 64-year-old Sidi Mohammed Moulay ArafaRecently the Berber tribesmen, led by El Glaoui, 77-year-old Feudal Overlord of Marrakesh, rose against the 44-year-old Sultan, Sidi Mohammed Ben Youseff. August 25, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).
New Sultan Enthroned During Muslim Feast of Aid El Kebir :Moroccans celebrated Aid el Kebir last week, but without the feasting and rejoicing which usually accompanies the year's greatest feast.Instead their leaders attended the enthronement of the new Sultan, 64-year-old Sidi Mohammed Moulay ArafaRecently the Berber tribesmen, led by El Glaoui, 77-year-old Feudal Overlord of Marrakesh, rose against the 44-year-old Sultan, Sidi Mohammed Ben Youseff. August 25, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).