Diaspo #185 : Youssef Zaitra ... from handball player in Morocco to football coach in Finland

Youssef Zaitra was a member of the FAR handball team before he decided to immigrate to Finland in 1999. There, he decided to study football training, and now he works at the Helsinki Football Club Academy, the best of its kind in the country.

Diaspo #184 : Khalid Naitzehou a Moroccan shoemaker in Los Angeles

Khaled Naitzehou’s relationship with the shoe repair and manufacturing profession began from an early age in Taroudant, and after a long migration path, he settled down in Los Angeles, where he practices «Takherazt» (Moroccan art of shoemaking).

Diaspo #183 : Asma Boujtat, a science ambassador and role model for little girls

During her childhood, Asma Boujtat did not imagine that the field of science would be accessible to her. After taking up the challenge against this preconceived idea, she aims to transmit her passion to little girls, thanks to a fun and educational program in Belgian schools.

Diaspo #182 : Bouchra Sirsalane leads a campaign on masks as protection but also pollution

French-Moroccan, city councilor, coach and trainer, Bouchra Sirsalane has always wanted to do «politics differently». This mother of two boys is at the head of a campaign, which this time aims at warning against the dangers of pollution from protective masks against the coronavirus.

Diaspo #181 : Chama Mechtaly, from Dubai to the Jerusalem Biennale

Moroccan artist Chama Mechtaly, born to a Muslim family with a Judeo-Amazigh heritage, tries through her paintings, her brand «Moors & Saints» and other projects to promote multiculturalism, pluralism, peace and coexistence. In this sense, she is preparing a collective exhibition of artists which will be presented at the Jerusalem Biennale next fall.

Diaspo #180 : Hassania Bouamama, from housekeeper to international truck driver

After five years of living in an irregular situation in Spain, Moroccan Hassania Bouamama managed to build herself a name in the field of international transport. She is the owner of an international logistics company and a heavy truck driver.

Diaspo #179 : Abdelghani El-Kacimi, investing in the knowledge economy to change the world

Determined to transfer his know-how in computing to the world of on-board electronics to change the world, engineer Abdelghani El-Kacimi aims to contribute to the know-how wealth in his home country and «create technological independence» for it.

Diaspo #178 : Kamal El Hajji, from tour guide in Marrakech to UK’s first Muslim Serjeant at Arms

Kamal El Hajji is not afraid of making big life decisions : from tour guide in Marrakech to security official at the UK Ministry of Justice. This Essaouira-native, awarded by the Queen of England, was the UK’s first Moroccan to hold the role of Serjeant at Arms.

Diaspo #177 : Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, from Morocco to the US, on the path to victory against diabetes

A PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology based in the United States, Moroccan Abdelfattah El Ouaamari is fascinated with biochemistry. This passion led him to a special field of research, linked to diabetes. Currently Assistant Professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, he conducting his own research to understand this disease and thus achieve a cure, without resorting to insulin.

Diaspo #176 : Noussaiba Essatte, an ambassador of Taounate in France through fashion

By living and working in France, Noussaiba Essatte aspires to contribute to the development of her hometown, Taounate. She promotes a line of clothing labeled «Made in Taounate» in Morocco, Europe and North America.