Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Arabic-speaking Australians.

RABAT, Morocco (AP ... families lugging 10-liter (2.6-gallon) buckets full of towels, sandals and other bath supplies to the hammam where she works as a receptionist on a recent Sunday.

For years, Fatima Mhattar has welcomed shopkeepers, students, bankers and retirees to Hammam ... it's full of people," Mhattar said. Little rainfall and hotter temperatures have shrunk Morocco ...