Derb Moulay Cherif

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Derb Moulay Cherif (Arabic: درب مولاي الشريف‎) is a neighborhood in Hay Mohammadi, Casablanca. It 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  [ar].[2] Victims of torture at the Derb Moulay Cherif prison include Saida Menebhi,[3] Abraham Serfaty,[4] Fatna El Bouih,[2] Salah El-Ouadie,[5] Abdellatif Zeroual,[6] and others.

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Salah El-Ouadie addressed his torturer in a famous open letter: Lettre ouverte à mon tortionnaire.[7] Fatna El Bouih published Talk of Darkness (حديث العتمة; 2001).[8] Jaouad Mdidech wrote his memoir Derb Moulay Cherif: The Dark Room (درب مولاي الشريف - الغرفة السوداء; 2002) about his experience.[8]

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  1. ^ Slyomovics, Susan (2001). "A Truth Commission for Morocco". Middle East Report (218): 18–21. doi:10.2307/1559305. ISSN 0899-2851.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Brown, Claudia (2001-04-13). "Morocco's Survivors / Activists shed light on 'dark years". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  3. ^ "سعيدة المنبهي الماركسية التي أوصت الجميع أن "يتذكروها بفرح"". فبراير.كوم | موقع مغربي إخباري شامل يتجدد على مدار الساعة. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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