Hassan II Mosque Packed

Over the summer, I was unimpressed with Casablanca's gargantuan Hassan II Mosque, which seemed built mainly to commemorate Morocco's ruling family and create a monument in the country's otherwise lackluster largest city. The tour guide reluctantly admitted that on an average day only a few hundred people prayed there. According to Middle East Online, however, the place has been packed during Ramadan as people go to hear a rising celebrity in the world of Qur'an reading named Omar Kazebri.