Long Way Home recently posted about the American Foundouk, something I had heard of but up until seeing the website had thought of as myth.

Started in 1927, the Foundouk, which is located in Fez, Morocco, provides charitable veterinary care to a wide range of animals.  They treat 50 to 100 animals each day, all for free.

Donations can be made online via the website, or by check sent to:

The American Fondouk
c/o MSPCA
Attention: B. Zeledon
350 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130

A typical Fez donkey (photo is my own)

Last week, I was invited by Nadia Gergis to join the blogging team at Arabisto.com, a site for news and commentary on the Middle East.  I am proud to have been invited, and excited to be able to write about the rest of the MENA region (rather than just Morocco) for a change.  Please check out my first post, on Muslim women and Vitamin D deficiency.