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.
As an academic at the University of Zaporizhia in Ukraine, Karim Kassab has several certifications to his credit, thanks to his central role in the integration of foreign students into the university environment. Due to the war with Russia a lot has changed and he is now among many Moroccans with Ukrainian citizenship who are no longer allowed to leave the country.
Rachid Bendriss is a Moroccan professor and an Associate Dean for Foundation, Student Outreach, and Educational Development Programs at Cornell University in Qatar. The El Jadida-native oversees a foundation program that gives a second chance to students who were not able to get into medical programs.
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.
From sheep breeder in a village near Khenifra to restaurateur in a town in the Canary Island. This is the story of Ismael Bouattou who, during the summer of 2006, when he was a minor, decided to board a makeshift boat from the coast of Dakhla towards the unknown.
Although he wanted to become an airplane pilot, Abderrahmane Chabib finally turned toward politics. He led a diplomatic career that earned him the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
A member of the Austrian group Desert May Bloom, French-Moroccan Solen Souleimane Benabadji currently lives in Vienna. Attached to the country which saw him grow, he dreams of performing in Morocco but also of introducing other influences and musical riches, especially Moroccan and Oriental, to the West.
Since he joined Airbus in 2008 as an intern, the Tangier-native has climbed the ranks and multiplied the missions with the European aircraft manufacturer. Today, he is deputy director of the Bremen plant, the second largest Airbus site in Germany.
Mostafa Rhiti inherited the love of cooking arts from his mother, and after years of working in the field, he was chosen to be the head of the kitchen of the Moroccan embassy in South Korea. He then decided to open a chain of restaurants in the capital, Seoul.
After shining in her management studies in Morocco then in France, Leïla Bahsaïn-Monnier moved into the business world. But she never forgot her dream: becoming a writer. Her fruitful career in entrepreneurship eventually allowed her to become an award-winning author.