The oldest man in the World is Moroccan !

He is 123 years old, at least from his memories (at that point of time, birth registration did not exist), and still fit. He is a Kwassem, a member of a Chorfa tribe living in the area of El Jadida and Azemmour.

Chorfa are descendant of the Prophet, and they are particularly respected in Morocco. They are supposed to have special powers, "baraka" as they are called.

This tribe has also the specificity of being hereditary falconners, and the only ones still authorized in Morocco. They hunt with a small falcon that they call "the noble bird". They often caputre them very young in their nest hanged to high cliffs (there are a lot of gorges in Morocco), and then they hunt in the desert.

We met them sometime ago...