BERBER GOLD
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Text: Marie-Hélène Martens Photos: Gilles Rigoulet

For a long time, Argan oil was a panacea known only to the nomadic Berbers of southern Morocco. Used for centuries as a food, medicine and cosmetic, the oil has now become a vital source of income for thousands of rural women. Thanks to the initiative of Zoubida Charrouf, who teaches at the University of Rabat...

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