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Dr. Eric Ross
Dr. Eric Ross is a cultural and urban geographer. He was born in Ankara, Turkey, and is a Canadian citizen. He earned a M.Sc. in Geography at Université du Québec à Montréal (1990) and a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies at McGill University (1996). He is currently an Associate Professor at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, where he has been teaching geography and research methods courses since 1998. He has conducted research on Sufi institutions and urban processes in Senegal, and on the city of Touba in particular. He also studies cultural heritage, tourism, and urban planning in Morocco, and contributed to a multidisciplinary study of the impacts of tourism on Essaouira. His research has been published in both English and French.
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academics
Rabbi Amram ben Diwane
One of Morocco’s major Jewish shrines is that of Rabbi Amram ben Diwane in Azjèn, near Ouezzane. Entrance to the cemetery of Rabbi Amram ben Diwane in Azjèn (ph. Eric Ross) The...
Dr. Eric Ross · 15 August 2022
academics
Morocco’s Seaside Shrines
12th of Rabî’ al-Awal is an important holiday for Sufis, it’s the ‘Ayd al-Mawlid, the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (saaws). Moroccan shrines mark the day in a variety of ways...
Dr. Eric Ross · 28 April 2021
academics
The City of Touba
View of the qibla facade of the Great Mosque of Touba (ph. Eric Ross) The most substantial part of my research in urban and cultural geography has focused on the city of Touba and...
Dr. Eric Ross · 2 November 2020