This Figuig-native was born with special gifts : being an excellent storyteller with an excellent memory. To remember and honor his incredible journey we are telling the story of «Papy Chocolat».
Passionate about space and stars, Taha Shisseh has seen his dreams come true. Settled down in the United States, the researcher is expected to finish his PhD in August in Morocco, then carry on his research in asteroids and meteorites.
After a difficult childhood and a youth marked by a first success with a band called Derdba, Rabii Harnoune chose to stay in Germany and currently tries to regularize his immigration status in the country. This young Maâlem has just finished a first fusion album, which will be released next May, in collaboration with German DJ V.B.Kühl.
Musician and singer Saïd Tichiti has lived in Budapest for 22 years. In Hungary, this Guelmim-native is undoubtedly an ambassador of Moroccan music, with Amazigh, Gnawa and Hassani influences.
When he was ten years old, Najib Ben Ayad made a wish. He wanted to become a medical professional. His dream came true years later thanks to his hard work and determination.
Rachida Lamrabet is a Moroccan-Belgian novelist who has recently won the Ultima prize for Literature, a cultural award from the Flemish community. Her passion for storytelling comes from her entertaining summer holidays in Morocco.
A scholarship from Morocco to study abroad changed his life for the better. A few years later, this French-Moroccan became a reference for the art of engraving. Although he had his work exhibited in Morocco during the 2000s, Bouchaib Maoual believes that it was a fair try.
This Casablanca-native has managed to turn his passion for cybersecurity into an entrepreneurial project. 2020 will be the year of the Moroccan market for Yogosha, the company he co-founded in 2015.
Abdelali Bentohami followed through with his dreams. His childhood dream was to become a doctor to help people in need. In 2010, he created the Health for All Foundation in the Netherlands, which offers free healthcare in Morocco for those who cannot afford it. Thanks to this NGO, he was recently able to help a young Moroccan who was bitten by a pack of dogs in Goulmima, near Errachidia.
In October, Moroccan cook Abdessamad El Idrissi won the title of world’s pizza champion in Italy. His achievement was coming from sheer coincidence.