The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

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me me me peopie are s.lrreu
UP IN pel lia,ii " .i1ol i. lei is ion |
ana there are Whispers every "hefe |.
favorins the inauguration of a holy |
war TO drive out the Christians. This
movement Is strongest IN the least
civilized countries II exists through |
/ out all parts of Morocco and especial
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~ a ~ a. i,ie IN uit.sin ana
also IN ilipoa. Hca. i'.a'sellilsa y,
-, p.opia w ns.e
is n'iu NC ~
= ,."'Ht' az a. ~ 70 o.
hhirounn the holy.
4 The Feeling against Christians is
| especially strong In this place, where
| I am writing. kairouan Is the Mecca
4 OF North Africa, and one of the hottest
I cities Of the bIohammedan world. It
twas founded by the famous general,
i Sidi Okba, and for 200 years 1t was
1 uncontaminated by Christians. A
/ half century since It would not have
/ been safe for foreigner to enter it.
and In 1880, when Sir Grenville Tenn
pie came here, with an escort Of SOL
i diers, by the permission of the Bey
4 OF Tunis, he was only allowed to go
out after sunset, and that in the dis
1 guise of an Arab. 1t was NOT until It's
five years ago. that Kairouan was
opened to Christians and to-day they
are looked on with hatred. The town
4 is now in the charge of French SOL
4 diers It. has French controller to
y direct the sheiks how to govern; and
1t Is through card from him that I
y am able to make my way about and
: visit the mosques.
A Pilgrimage CITY.
,.a,,a 60,
80 afl'ta,',,.,o,a... -, 10 ttItI'us
LIZ is LID MARI
INC :, 90 s1, -. 'uo1 as tiies uo 70
thecea ald alealha. mere are now
lils ii..ls sea,'eieu llilousii me various
!iostues, a.tu oil.s may tt,ei' pray
aHs ~ lHe aeseIt not 1dr away: Many
OF thehl come LOT hundreds oil miles
sleep II the MOSQUES. and during c e.:
tain seasons they overflow the city,
and their tents are to be seen cover
ing the country outside the walls
The kairouan OF to-day has twenty
two mosques and mans. tombs OF Mo-
Mammalian saints. In the middle ages
it had 800 mosques, 900 baths and 600
hotels. where caravans could stop. It's
population then numbered 100000.
and 1t was celebrated all over the
world as a seat of religion and learn
ing, To-day 1t has only $4,000 inhabi-
tants and some Of the greatest mosques
axe OuLSldc Tic Clly.
The town is situated on a hill. 1t Is
surrounded by walls as high as a
two-story house, and :. is entered by
gates The town is of Mohammedan
architecture. The houses are flat.
rooted buildings of one or two stories
standing along streets so narrow that
few of them are accessible, except or
foot, on horseback, or on donkeys
The business is done in covered
baZaars and the people are dresseG
in the turbans and gowns and strangl
female costumes worn by the Arabs
The women are closely yelled wher
they go out on tho street. and It Is
not uncommon to see one draped ir
black from head to foot, her face be
ars SO covered that not even an eye
can DC seen
The Mosque OF the Holy Hairs.
have gone throupb tho ,,,,a,,,.
mosques One ~ tbo'' mo =. ~. "a "a
is that OF the barher ~ th ,a..I p.a'lll
Mohammed. This snint,y NAV op,'e
here. and with him three hnirs 80 90 -! ~
prophets beard 4, ,vhich I,,,,a ~ ~.
mosque esneciaIivs HOLY ,rhat,a -
were secured by the barber ono III 40
after he had shaved Nnhamr,a g,
he carried them about Ty.,itl, III -, ~
the rest or his life one Ne 'Lant,a -
his tongue another over bis 800 ha.u
and the third nastcd m his riaht ~,
The Mohammedans ,e,,ara = an -. 81 = =
that comes from 7, their nro,,i,n ~ ~.
especially the hairs ~ his 'hanra ~
remember, when l visited the mnso,