Drought-stricken Morocco closes its famous public baths three days a week
Rabat, Morocco— For years, Fatima Mhattar has welcomed shopkeepers, students, bankers and retirees to the Hammam El Majd public bathhouse on the outskirts of Morocco’s capital, Rabat. For a change, they relax in a mist of steam before scrubbing and rinsing with their friends and neighbors. Public baths (hamam in Arabic) have been part of … Read more