Scenarios about 'Fez'
A distinctive red, cylindrical hat with a tassel, originally from Morocco and later adopted throughout the Ottoman Empire. The fez became a symbol of modernization in the Muslim world during the 19th century before being banned in Turkey by Atatürk in 1925 as part of his westernization reforms. In alternate history scenarios, the continued prominence or absence of the fez often symbolizes different paths of cultural evolution and national identity in the Middle East and North Africa.
What If Fez Leveraged Its Cultural Heritage Differently?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Morocco's ancient city of Fez implemented a comprehensive heritage preservation and development strategy in the 1960s, potentially transforming it into a global cultural capital and economic powerhouse.