Benny Adam’s hit Mok ya Mok bridges two worlds—Moroccan and diasporic—through a new sound he calls Draï, mixing Chaabi, raï, and drill. The song, featuring Khadija Warzazia, became a viral anthem by capturing the complexity of identity and pride in being Moroccan abroad.
In 1938, the first mosque in Canada was built in Edmonton. More than 80 years later, Canada Post has designed a stamp to commemorate the connections between Muslim and Indigenous communities that made this project possible. Since 2016, these references have been incorporated into the Canadian Prayer Rug, which is featured on this stamp issued in the lead-up to Eid al-Fitr.