Working in play-based education across Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Denmark, Abdallah El Marhoune has woven his personal journey into the practical use of these educational approaches, drawing on his own experience of fatherhood. On social media, he documents some of these methods, inspiring other parents along the way.
«Achta ta ta» is widely remembered in Morocco as a joyful children’s rain chant marking the start of winter. But that playful refrain is only the beginning of a longer, politically charged song that many have since forgotten.
In the Rif Mountains, Mohamed El Bazzazi’s relationship with football began in modest circumstances and with limited resources. Playing in his neighborhood, he learned by watching and imitating before gradually carving out his own path into the world of freestyle football. Built on patience and self-driven effort, this journey has since taken him to perform in front of large audiences during the Arab Cup in Qatar.