SHIN-DC brings together Jews and Muslims with Moroccan post-Passover tradition

• Published date: 22 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Mimouna, the post-Passover festival, is a celebration of neighbourliness which sees the doors of Jewish homes left open to welcome others inside

Those celebrating the festival enjoy traditional sweets, singing and dancing. The event will also feature a number of Jewish and Muslim Moroccan artists, including Noam Yekutiel Sibony and Ismail Bouzidoune. The musicians will share a blend of music drawing from their collective Sephardic, Jewish, Gnawi, Muslim, and Mimouna heritages, as well as Gnawa, Andalusi, and Chaabi styles. Visual artist Aziza Jamal who flew in from Morocco will create a painting at the event, commemorating the occasion.

SHIN-DC's event has been recognized by Mayor Muriel Bowser as the district's official Mimouna celebration now that it the SHIN-DC event is in its 10th year of celebration.

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