Ramadan Street Food Market in Morocco Chaos in Tetouan Old Medina

Today we're heading to Tetouan, Medina. We'll be picking up special Ramadan snacks for iftar at the old Medina market. And visiting a small Qur'an class for children in the heart of Medina run by our friend Mohamed and his father. But I can't meet them with empty hand. So let's check what is the best gift for them. Peace be upon you. I think the best gift for the kids in the Qur'an class is Qur'an itself. Especially this one is small and fit for children. I can make small Qur'an library. So this is the neighborhood we live in. It's called Hammush. Yeah it's for a person's name. We know Tetouan kind of well but this is the first time to be here. It's a very rural area. You'll have to walk a lot of steps here. It's okay. Ramadan exercise. Yeah yeah of course. Let me help you with this. Thank you. You live in Shefshoua? Yeah near Shefshoua. You know Akshor? Yeah yeah I know Akshor. As you can see a lot of steps here. This is a real Medina vibe. You don't need to go to gym. The stairs are kind of high. It's like Shefshoua. Yeah this is local mosque. It was built in 1984. Oh yeah. There's some people. Just some kids. Welcome. Peace be upon you. So this is my dad. Peace be upon you. Yeah this is some of the students. Oh it's nice and calm. And view is amazing. He's the imam of this mosque. Yeah so he's been doing this job for almost 20 years now. Yeah since. How old are you now? I'm 26. Yeah so he's been the imam from 2006. And he's been teaching it since. So you were the first student? Yeah I was the first student. Yeah yeah his name is Ahmed. What's your name? Ahmed Bouida. Yeah that's his last name. He was born there. So as you can see the place is pretty cold. Because we take care of it. We have some donors that donate sometimes some money to help. But as you can see we still have a blackboard. Somebody gave it to us like six years ago. We still use this. I thought we should probably replace it with a new whiteboard. They missed some pages. A lot of pages. Memorize the Quran. They didn't find the pages they want. Most of them. I mean all of them almost. They study so hard. Missing a lot of pages here. Yeah because they are still young. We need like some new books like the prophet Sirah. Yeah I mean some you know recitation for the Quran. We don't have them here. What about hadith? Yeah hadith everything related to Quran. And what about the printer? Printer I have. Yeah I don't have a computer at home but I have a broken printer. It's a very old one. So you do print at home? Yeah no I take the lesson and I go to a printer in the center. And they print it and they can bring it to kids. Yeah. So you want to install the new printer in this place? That would be perfect. Inshallah. That would be perfect. Waleed, how are you? This is my brother. How many sisters and brothers do you have? I have like let me count. You have to count. So I have Aya, Maryam, Bushra and Yusra. And I mean that's five. Five girls. Yeah five girls. And I have this one Waleed, Ayyub, me and Ilyas. So like nine kids. Wow what a big happy family. Yeah. So he's the youngest? Yeah this is the youngest. Oh yeah. The future of the family. Waleed. And he is one of the best students here in the school. Oh really? He memorized almost 16. He does like one quarter of the whole Quran. And he's still like 10 years old now. He's going to be Hafidh of Quran inshallah. Basically what he does is a traditional way to tell jalebas like this. So this machine replaced the human. So back in the days we used to do it with hands. Wow handmade jaleba. Wow this is all by hand. As the call to prayer echoed through the Medina, Muhammad's father led us in prayer. After the prayer, the children slowly began to gather in the classroom one by one. During Ramadan, most of the children work hard to memorize the Quran for an upcoming recitation competition. However, some of the younger children who are not yet able to read well are reviewing the Arabic alphabet in one corner. Now that all the children have gathered, it's time to hand out the small gifts we prepared. We are so happy to see the kids enjoying the gifts even more than we expected. This is one of the the ways we teach kids. But because it's Ramadan, we only study in the Mus'haf. So yeah this is a very old way. This was something I'd only ever seen in documentary films before. This is the ink? Yeah this is the ink. What do you call this? Smakh. It's quite impressive to see him writing Quranic verses without even looking at the text. Outside of Ramadan, they study like this. So they sit in front of my dad. They sit like this and they say a word and he repeats it. And then they write it. And he said a word and then they repeat it and write it. That's why that way it becomes easy for them to memorize it. So this is the traditional way? Yeah. Even 500 years ago people do like this? Yeah used to do it on animal's skin but then after that they transferred to this. It's pretty old but it's very effective. Now we are in Tetouan, Medina to get some food for Iftar with Mohammed and his father. Let's check it out. At this hour, the Medina's alleys are packed with people out buying ingredients for Iftar. This is the iconic food of Ramadan, Shubakiyya. Shubakiyya Tetouani. Look at that, it's very interesting. How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. Alhamdulillah. Thank you so much. You are welcome. I always watch your videos. Thank you. Is this Bakhtiyla? Yes. And Briwat? Yes. Good. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you too. How are you? Is this Raghayf and Manoui? Yes. And Charmila? How much is one Charmila? 3 dirhams. 3 dirhams? And this is Zara? Manoui? Yes. How much is Manoui? 3 dirhams. Yes. 5 dirhams? 5 dirhams. And Zara is 5 dirhams inshallah. May God bless you. May God help you. The Medina sells more than just food. And Amina found some second-hand shoes she liked. How much is it? It's from Korea. South Korea? Yes, South Korea. And this is Ramadan shoes. Sinbi. Thank God. This is Ramadan shoes. Thank God. Sinbi. 50 dirhams. Thank you so much. Sinbi is good. Congratulations. Thank you. Especially during Ramadan, this place is filled with warmth and kindness. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you too. What is this? Sfouf. This is Sfouf? And this one? This is Makrot. Is this for Tidwan? Makrot. And this one? This is Kouyat. From Riyadh. Is this Tidwan's food? For Ramadan? This is Tidwan's No.1 food. No.1? Yes, No.1. What is the name of this? Kouyat. And this is Makrot. Kouyat and Makrot. Thank you so much. Peace be upon you. How are you? I'm good. Is this Sfouf? And this one? This is Sinia. How much is this Sfouf? 50 dirhams per kilo. From Korea. Thank you. Peace be upon you. How are you? Is this fish? And this one? This is chicken. And what is this? This is chicken. And this one? This is Laden. Laden? This is Kofta. How much is this? 2.5 dirhams. 5 dirhams. 2.5 dirhams? 5 dirhams please. Mission complete! Now that the snacks are taken care of, it's time to shop for the things the classroom really needs. Now we found Quran. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Wow! It's heavy! This is the weight of knowledge. So now we have 30 copies of Holy Quran. Printer. Here it is. Canon. Now we have a new printer. And a vacuum cleaner. As the sun begins to set, we head back to the upper part of the Medina to meet Mohamed again. Today I couldn't find the white board. Because they closed. They have only small one. Alhamdulillah we found 30 copies of Quran. Let's move. Bismillah. Printer. And this is a guarantee so don't forget about it. We were invited to break our fast at Mohamed's home. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you too. This is the Medina area. Okay. Give it to your mom. It's a little bit of Ramadan snack. Wow! Look at the stunning view! You can see all the Medina of Tetouan at a glance. Now it's almost time to Iftar. Bismillah. Muslims traditionally break their fast with dates. Because the Prophet Mohamed peace be upon him did so. Dates provide natural sugars, fiber and minerals. Making them ideal for breaking a long fast. Let's go. Seeing the lovingly prepared Iftar table by his family. Our hunger suddenly kicks in. Everything looks delicious. This is the banana and apple juice. Oh banana and apple. We call it Partido. Oh banana and apple. Partido. What is this? This is for you. Partido. So Partido is a Spanish name? Yeah. It means a match. Maybe it gives you energy before a match. So this is Harira. Your mom made? My brother's wife. Oh! Looks good. It's still hot too. Give it to your father first. Harira. Wow. Very good. The smell is so good. You know how it's made? Wow. It already has lemon in it. Yeah. I like the lemon flavor. And tomato. With semen. Oh look at this. I've never tried something like this. It's really good. Tastes like pizza a little bit. With tuna inside. Oh homemade pastilla. Look at this pastilla. One of my favorite Ramadan dish. Chicken, almond, egg. Eggs and onions. Onions. The sweet and savory flavors are addictive. Wow. The outside is crispy. And inside is full of filling and juicy. My brother's wife has a diploma in cooking. Oh really? Your brother is very lucky. Tuna, eggs. It's like mini hamburger. Wow. Good, yeah? Everything is good. He has pastilla before. Really? But not before Ramadan. Maybe 20 days. Wow, strong boy. So far he has pastilla all day. So your dad is doing imam in this same masjid for 20 years? Yeah. He's been doing imam for 30 years. 30 years? Wow. So he cannot travel? He doesn't have a day off? No, one every two months. Oh yeah. So sometimes you lead the prayer? Look at this. Wow. Nutty, fragrant and lightly sweet. It's so nutty. Try with the juice. It's very good. They go perfectly together. I've never seen this in my life. This is Tetouan Ramadan special treat. Oh, look at this. Interesting. It's kind of nutty, sweet, the cinnamony much less sweeter than Shibakiya. Wow. And brewat. Oh. So when is the Quran competition? 26th of Ramadan. Oh yeah. So your father is Hafiz al-Quran? And you? Yeah, me too. I memorized it on him. So how many generations is Hafiz al-Quran? Do you think? I don't know. 10 generations maybe. It could be even to the Rasul of Allah. Oh yes, maybe. You never know. She's a living legend. Alhamdulillah. One, two, three... Ramadan Mubarak Saeed! Don't forget to subscribe Bohemian Kitchen and hit the like button. Yes.