Lands of Anarchy lands_of_anarchy.1 · dlc016
Time-honored tribes around the corners of our nation have become increasingly difficult to control. If we don't demonstrate our authority, they might slip out of our grasp.
"...secondly, asking for that much mahr is somewhat untraditional and quite rude. My nephew is thinking about withdrawing if she insists. "Ayrad, my old friend, since when do you judge our marriage contracts by the customs of urban people? At my age, I have yet to hear a shaykh lecture fiqh about limits on a bride's demands from the groom." Seeing the failure of his attempt, Elder Ayrad reconsidered his options.
Lands of Harmony lands_of_anarchy.2 · dlc016
All lawless tribes have surrendered to our authority, willingly or not. Our rule over the mainland remains undisputed, allowing us to invest more in these lands.
The Makhzen is not the only beneficiary of recent changes in Moroccan society. Old hatreds and cultural gaps have mostly disappeared, giving way to new neighbors, shared traditions, and experts in all fields, contributing with an innate disposition to urban life. Those who refused to be a part of the central crowd and stayed rural have also found communal bliss through modern communication methods provided by the government. Merchants, tax collectors, and armed forces, among others, are safer to roam the lands to carry out their tasks.
Embedded Chaos lands_of_anarchy.3 · dlc016
As we failed to maintain control, several tribes have gone rogue, making them almost unreachable to our authority.
"...the state did not have complete mastery over its territorial space, making it exceptionally difficult to manage outlying areas, with the countryside presenting a particular set of problems. The cliché of a "tribal mosaic" contains more than a grain of truth. Molecularized by vast regional differences in terms of climate, language, ethnicity and geography, the rural world was a universe unto itself." — Prof. Susan Gilson Miller, Cambridge University
Tribal Gesture lands_of_anarchy.4 · dlc016
Within the last few weeks, the advisors have collected reports regarding connections between several interest groups and certain well-known tribal families.
The couple, isolated from the hall's conversations, had sincere insecurities, growing up among the uncivilized. Listening to a dull oud performance, the scent of mint tea and perfumes of royalty brightened their senses as they waited for their sly contact. They had never been whispered to so much compared to city life in recent months.
Urban Medicine lands_of_anarchy.5 · dlc016
A plea for our aid has been sent out by a specific tribe in … regarding an incurable pandemic by their means.
A smoke of despair rises from a central fire of distress, attempting to lure in foreigners for aid. Recitations of duas believed to ease the pain of the sick from different suffering families can be heard easily through the coughs of the weak, as they ask the Creator for a way out of this test of faith. Unaffected young men occasionally climb to the nearby dunes to see if a royal party is arriving to bring glad tidings, though so far, there has been no success.
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