but buried in the network of twisting narrow streets of the old city is boutique majid. how are you? >> anthony: and he's one interesting guy. thank you. >> abdelmajid: come on in. >> anthony: when he was a little kid back in the '60s, majid left his hometown of fez and came here where he'd earn a few dirham a night emptying ashtrays at the wild and extravagant parties being thrown here by wealthy ex-pats. he saw what these people would buy for themselves and how they decorate their homes and started to look around for himself, scoring, then reselling art and antiques. wow. it became something of an obsession. now his artifacts from morocco and all across northern africa are bought by collectors from all over the world. carpets, antiques, wood carvings, jewelry and old doors. wow, these are incredibly beautiful. tell me about that. ♪ >> abdelmajid: amber, coral, shells. these used to be currency, these shells. >> anthony: how old is this? >> abdelmajid: this is, uh, early '20s, late 19th. the amber is millions of years old. >> anthony: how much are you selling this piece

majid, thank you for being here with us. here we are again. france with its third major terror attack in a year. why? >> let's be clear. i mean these sorts of attacks are not unexpected. at least they shouldn't have been. h hamas has been for years encouraging drivers to kill citizens. in 2010, al qaeda announced to the world it wanted its followers to do the same. and only two years ago, in 2014, isis' spokesperson not only encouraged their followers in isis to get into vehicles and to mow people down on the streets, he specifically said especially in france. there are a number of reasons jihadists are angry with france, one of them among any others, as we know, is the tragic attack on the "charlie hebdo" offices and their stance on free speech was a praise worthy stance. they've taken it upon themselves to attack france as a symbolic gesture that symbolizes generally attack on the west. >> let's back up because i don't think a lot of americans are familiar with that. five, six years ago, they banned the face veil, the burkas, and they wanted

good to have you here, majid. and president executive director of iipc, thank you for your partnership. we really appreciate it. as well as usaid. i would also like to acknowledge the chair of the embassy. and finally, the special guests, members of the african diplomatic corps and ministers of african agencies, department of state international development, department of defense, usip, member of the african program advisory council and the wilson center at large. thank you for being here today. we welcome his eminence, the sultan of sokoto, and welcome to all of you. and i am pleased to turn it over to one of my colleagues, the outstanding director of the wilson center's africa program and i'm proud to call my colleague. >> thank you, doctor, i appreciate that warm introduction. good afternoon, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. i want to join andrew in welcoming you all to the wilson center for today's special conversation with the sultan of sokoto on peace and development initiatives, challenges in and