Moroccan immigrant in France, Fatima Zahra El Mhijar, shattered traditional expectations for women's work when she got behind the wheel of a large truck in early 2023. Now, after conquering French roads, she sets her sights on the wider world. This year, Fatima Zahra aims to join the ranks of international transportation, crossing bridges both literal and metaphorical as she drives between Morocco and France.
After two decades nurturing young minds as a teacher, French-Moroccan artist Amal Houdaf traded textbooks for brushes and embraced a vibrant journey of artistic discovery. Abstract art, with its evocative dance of colors and shapes, particularly resonated with her, offering a gateway to spiritual expression and, most importantly, reconnection with her Moroccan roots.
In 1839, facing the French encroachment in Algeria, Moroccan Sultan Abderahman offered a powerful symbol of support to Emir Abdelkader: an imperial Caftan.
At the beginning of 1937, France knew about German ambitions in Morocco, and moved diplomatically to prevent Berlin from sending 3,000 soldiers to Ceuta, and asked Britain to support it militarily, in the face of Germany, supported by Spain and Italy.
On the 11th of January 1944, the Istiqlal party, recently formed, wrote a Manifesto demanding Morocco’s full independence. The party’s struggle against the French protectorate was carried out throughout the years even after the exile of Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef. Flash back.
Named Pasha of Marrakech, Thami El Glaoui was fascinated by the Western culture and lived his life, throwing extravagant parties in his Marrakech residence. He treated his European guests to lavish banquets and offered them expensive gifts.
Through politics and community work, Moroccan academic Jamal Boussif, who lives in Strasbourg, campaigns for the rights of migrants in general and Moroccans in particular. He also works to defend his homeland and its national cause.
While nothing destined him to the film industry, Mohamed Khouna has become, over the last twenty years, the designated service provider for the giants of the seventh art as well as independent creators, distributing their films to movie theaters throughout France. Since 2019, he has brought expertise to Morocco, where he is keen to pass on his skills, with the ambition of helping boost the sector.