Blog 4
Social status in Morocco is even pervasive within natural resources. Rights to water in rural communities are determined by "elders" or chosen sages within the community (Museum of Water "Mohammed VI," 2022). There are Jemaa's in some rural communities, which are essentially a group of users of a "jointly owned structure" (Museum of Water "Mohammed VI," 2022). The Jemaa designate a person to be in charge of the water distribution making sure is is fair and inline with the rights defined by the former founders (Museum of Water "Mohammed VI," 2022). In some towns, water was originally divided to each user depending on rank and since then, from generation to generation the water shares are divided in halves, quarters, sixths, and twelfths (Museum of Water "Mohammed VI," 2022). This distribution of leadership can cause miasma between those in the western world with no spiritual or religious beliefs surrounding natural resourc