Linguists believe that Darija is a lingua franca that helps Moroccans, with different cultural backgrounds, understand each other. The origins of this dialect, however, are influenced by Tamazight, Classical Arabic, and other sub-dialects that were once spoken in the Kingdom.
Just like Romeo and Juliet, Ahmed Hantout and Erna Else Hildegard Seidel fought for their love until the end, leaving Nazi Germany to settle down in Tangier and then Tetouan. Yabiladi traced back this love story, born in Berlin in the 30's, at a time when mixed marriages were forbidden.