In contrast to mosques, which in a North African context tend to offer spiritual space for a predominantly male population, marabout saints' shrines offer loci for North African women's piety. The term “marabout” refers to both the person and the resting place of a person possessing baraka, or divine blessings. The proliferation of shrines obviously differs from country to country throughout North Africa, but the style and activities taking place at these si…