Rachida El Garani, a Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker, turned personal trauma into art, from surviving an abusive marriage to winning international awards with her films Into Darkness and Rachid. Now, she is developing a deeply personal feature on forced marriage and domestic violence, determined to break taboos and tell her story on her own terms.
A Swiss reconnaissance mission to Morocco highlights how the geological characteristics of the High Atlas and vulnerable building typologies contributed to severe earthquake damage. The team's observations aim to improve earthquake resilience strategies for both Switzerland and other vulnerable mountain regions.