Derb Moulay Cherif Explained
Derb Moulay Cherif is a neighborhood in Hay Mohammadi, Casablanca.
Derb Moulay Cherif prison
The neighborhood was the site of a clandestine torture and detention center during the Years of Lead of King Hassan II,[1] though its history dates back to the period of French Protectorate, when it was used for the torture of Moroccan Nationalist Movement.[2] Victims of torture at the prison include Saida Menebhi,[3] Abraham Serfaty, Fatna El Bouih, Salah El-Ouadie,[4] Abdellatif Zeroual,[5] and others.
In literature
Salah El-Ouadie addressed his torturer in a famous open letter: .[6] Fatna El Bouih published Talk of Darkness (; 2001).[7] Jaouad Mdidech wrote his memoir Derb Moulay Cherif: The Dark Room (; 2002) about his experience.
See also
References
- Slyomovics. Susan. 2001. A Truth Commission for Morocco. Middle East Report. 218. 18–21. 10.2307/1559305. 1559305 . 0899-2851.
- Web site: Brown. Claudia. 2001-04-13. Morocco's Survivors / Activists shed light on 'dark years. 2021-07-16. SFGATE. en-US.
- Web site: 2019-12-11. سعيدة المنبهي الماركسية التي أوصت الجميع أن "يتذكروها بفرح". 2021-07-16. فبراير.كوم موقع مغربي إخباري شامل يتجدد على مدار الساعة. en-US.
- Web site: صلاح الوديع: المتصالح مع الذات والتجارب. 2019-12-12. أحداث.أنفو. 21 April 2016 . ar.
- Web site: Yabiladi.com. Organisations secrètes marocaines #2 : Ila Al Amam, de l'ombre de la clandestinité aux geôles des années de plomb. 2021-07-16. www.yabiladi.com. fr.
- News: 1999-04-22. Quand un Marocain interpelle son tortionnaire. fr. 2020-01-04.
- Web site: 2020-01-17. ابن الوليد ينبش ذاكرة الاعتقال السياسي بالمغرب. 2021-07-16. Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية. ar.
