During her stay in Morocco, American novelist Edith Wharton was hosted by resident general Hubert Lyautey, a man who inspired her account «In Morocco». In her book, Edith praises the French government and glorifies imperialism.
Israelis are involved in the mysterious assassination of Mehdi Ben Barka. This was highlighted in the book «Rise and Kill First» which gives the leading role to Israel.
This Tangier-native has always been involved in social work in Brussels, helping in particular young people with an immigrant background. In his book «Tangellois, non peut-être», Amidou Si M'Hammed recalls the experience of his immigrant parents. Portrait.
After the publisher of «Yasmine, 19 ans, bachelière» had declared before that she was suing Endemol Shine, a TV producing company that released «Mention particulière» a movie broadcast on TF1, the firm based in France has given its version of the story telling Yabiladi that it had not stolen the story.
The journey of Yasmine, a Moroccan high school student with Down syndrome, has inspired a Television movie released on Monday by TF1. However, the Berraoui family was not part of the deal. The publisher of «Yasmine, 19 ans, bachelière» (Yasmine, a 19-year-old high school graduate), a book written by the father of the Moroccan student, is planning to sue the French TV channel.
Mohamed El Bachiri, a Moroccan-Belgian national, has just announced the release of the French version of «A Jihad of Love». In his book, available in Dutch, English and French, the husband of Loubna Lafquiri, one of the victims that were killed amid the Brussles bombings in March 2016, Mohamed El Bachiri describes how losing his wife felt like while sending a message of love to the world. Interview.