As a teenager, Amine Kessaci confronted Emmanuel Macron, founded an environmental group and lost a brother to drug violence. At 20, he almost won a National Assembly seat.
Author: AIDA ALAMI
After Earthquake, Morocco Debates How to Rebuild
Experts say the government should preserve cultural and architectural heritage, while also building disaster-resistant homes. In the meantime, residents are living in tents and in limbo.
After Earthquake, Morocco Debates How to Rebuild
Experts say the government should preserve cultural and architectural heritage, while also building disaster-resistant homes. In the meantime, residents are living in tents and in limbo.
Former L’Oreal Scientist’s Paris Salons Specialize in Curly Hair, Neglected in France
With a Ph.D. in chemistry and inspired by her daughter, Aude Livoreil-Djampou is trying to address the dearth of salon options in France for people with coiled or curly hair.
Jailed in Egypt at 17, He Wrote to Survive and to Share His Long Ordeal
Sentenced as a teenager to 15 years for “unlawful assembly,” Abdelrahman ElGendy started recording the abuses of prison life. The idea of someday publishing his memoir gave him a reason to live.
Migrants in Morocco Are Sentenced in Attempt to Cross Into Spanish Enclave
Thirty-three men, part of a larger group, were given 11 months in prison after a deadly border-crossing effort.
Preserving the Music of Morocco’s Sephardic Jews
For centuries after the expulsion from Spain, Morocco’s Sephardic Jewish women sang of love, loss and identity. Now, they’re almost all gone.
The Struggle to Save a House of Music, and Its Legacy
For decades, the Tangier home of Abdellah El Gourd has been a wellspring of the Gnawa musical tradition and a place of pilgrimage for jazz performers. But it has fallen into deep disrepair.
Bridging Time, Distance and Distrust, With Music
Neta Elkayam, an Israeli singer, plumbs the rich culture of the Moroccan Jews she descended from, and introduces it to new audiences in both countries.
In Senegal, Spurred by Tragedy to a Life of Empowerment
After her son’s death, Yayi Bayam Diouf decided to fish for a living. That meant challenging Senegal’s patriarchy. She won, and brought countless women with her.