John Morgan

I don't know if I agree with that. I mean, he has brothers and sisters, and there's no indication that they're considered half-brothers or half-sisters.

I don't know if I agree with that. I mean, he has brothers and sisters, and there's no indication that they're considered half-brothers or half-sisters.

And I don't think Augustus is just tyrannical. Augustus is the ending of a civilization-wide civil war. And I think there's an attempt to indicate something like a kairos happening here. That's interesting. Right? You've got... I'm not denying the tyranny of the Roman emperor, but... You know, Augustus, many historians consider him maybe the greatest emperor, right?

And I don't think Augustus is just tyrannical. Augustus is the ending of a civilization-wide civil war. And I think there's an attempt to indicate something like a kairos happening here. That's interesting. Right? You've got... I'm not denying the tyranny of the Roman emperor, but... You know, Augustus, many historians consider him maybe the greatest emperor, right?

There's also, I mean, there's extra biblical reference. They're magi. They're plausibly from, they're Zoroastrians. And so, and there's been an ongoing relationship between Israel and Persia. And Persia figures very, I mean, I believe I read somewhere that Cyrus was actually the first, one of the first people called Messiah in the Old Testament and King of Kings.

There's also, I mean, there's extra biblical reference. They're magi. They're plausibly from, they're Zoroastrians. And so, and there's been an ongoing relationship between Israel and Persia. And Persia figures very, I mean, I believe I read somewhere that Cyrus was actually the first, one of the first people called Messiah in the Old Testament and King of Kings.

And so there's also that relationship to, and, you know, and Zoroastrianism is, you know, is the idea that, that the future has an openness to it and we are a moral battleground in which that openness can be decided. And I think by having the Magi there, there is a recognition of that.

And so there's also that relationship to, and, you know, and Zoroastrianism is, you know, is the idea that, that the future has an openness to it and we are a moral battleground in which that openness can be decided. And I think by having the Magi there, there is a recognition of that.

But it's the opposite also of the Old Testament because the Persians send the Jews, but now the Persians come. It's also an inversion, which is trying to say, I think there's something happening about the relationship to the Zoroastrian tradition that's being talked about here in an important way. And they are magi, and that's really, really important.

But it's the opposite also of the Old Testament because the Persians send the Jews, but now the Persians come. It's also an inversion, which is trying to say, I think there's something happening about the relationship to the Zoroastrian tradition that's being talked about here in an important way. And they are magi, and that's really, really important.

I'm John Rowe, Artistic Director of the Marrakesh International Storytelling Festival. How important is the festival in terms of reviving the tradition? I prefer to call it a resuscitation because it never quite died, but it was in need of a little help. We're just one part of a process, I think, a very important part.

I'm John Rowe, Artistic Director of the Marrakesh International Storytelling Festival. How important is the festival in terms of reviving the tradition? I prefer to call it a resuscitation because it never quite died, but it was in need of a little help. We're just one part of a process, I think, a very important part.

I'm John Rowe, Artistic Director of the Marrakesh International Storytelling Festival. How important is the festival in terms of reviving the tradition? I prefer to call it a resuscitation because it never quite died, but it was in need of a little help. We're just one part of a process, I think, a very important part.

Bringing it back to the square, making it a spectacle again, because that was part of the problem. It was no longer a spectacle in the square. So are you reclaiming the space? Because this was always traditionally a cultural sacred space for storytelling. Are you reclaiming it? Well, that is exactly what I stand up to say.

Bringing it back to the square, making it a spectacle again, because that was part of the problem. It was no longer a spectacle in the square. So are you reclaiming the space? Because this was always traditionally a cultural sacred space for storytelling. Are you reclaiming it? Well, that is exactly what I stand up to say.

Bringing it back to the square, making it a spectacle again, because that was part of the problem. It was no longer a spectacle in the square. So are you reclaiming the space? Because this was always traditionally a cultural sacred space for storytelling. Are you reclaiming it? Well, that is exactly what I stand up to say.

Ladies and gentlemen, assembled company, we are reclaiming the square for storytelling. The square was, for 1,000 years, had storytelling, and it was one of the most important parts of the square, apart from the 6,000 camels.

Ladies and gentlemen, assembled company, we are reclaiming the square for storytelling. The square was, for 1,000 years, had storytelling, and it was one of the most important parts of the square, apart from the 6,000 camels.

Ladies and gentlemen, assembled company, we are reclaiming the square for storytelling. The square was, for 1,000 years, had storytelling, and it was one of the most important parts of the square, apart from the 6,000 camels.

I think the figure could end up being well over half a million people who end up heading back to their homes in the north. Now, before the ceasefire came into effect, there were around 50 trucks of aid getting in. Now it's thought to be 600. That's the aim every day. But the aid agencies say the real priority is shelter because many, many people will not have a home.