Aomar Boum

“Inside the Margins”: Centering Tirailleurs in Bandes Dessinées

“Inside the Margins”: Centering Tirailleurs in Bandes Dessinées

The graphic novels or bandes dessinées out of Africa are a line in the sand of protest and...

6 JUNE, 2025 • By Aomar Boum
Donkeys and Mules—Motors of the High Atlas Mountains

Donkeys and Mules—Motors of the High Atlas Mountains

Aomar Boom describes the centrality of donkeys and mules to life in the unforgiving earthquake-shattered terrain of the...

25 SEPTEMBER, 2023 • By Aomar Boum
Resilience Amidst the Ruins: Nfis Valley Endures After the Quake

Resilience Amidst the Ruins: Nfis Valley Endures After the Quake

A Moroccan scholar from the earthquake region, Aomar Boum, and his UCLA colleague Sarah A. Stein, provide more...

11 SEPTEMBER, 2023 • By Aomar Boum
The Man at the Heart of Lamhamid, Morocco

The Man at the Heart of Lamhamid, Morocco

Aomar Boum and his daughter travel home to his village in the south of Morocco to visit with...

5 MARCH, 2023 • By Aomar Boum
Everyone has a Stake in Morocco’s Football Team

Everyone has a Stake in Morocco’s Football Team

The Moroccan team's World Cup wins have galvanized their Arab and African fans and inspired millions around the...

15 DECEMBER, 2022 • By Aomar Boum
Morocco’s Ultras, the State and the Soccer War

Morocco’s Ultras, the State and the Soccer War

Socio-cultural anthropologist Aomar Boum meditates on the rebel football phenomenon of Morocco's ultras.

15 NOVEMBER, 2022 • By Aomar Boum
Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa

Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa

TMR’s guest editor Aomar Boum admires the growing movement of political cartooning in North Africa and the Middle...

15 AUGUST, 2021 • By Aomar Boum
Migration and Mentorship: the Case of Abdelaziz Mouride

Migration and Mentorship: the Case of Abdelaziz Mouride

Aomar Boum, guest editor of TMR’s COMIX issue, heralds the work of master cartoonist Abdelaziz Mouride in mentoring...

15 AUGUST, 2021 • By Aomar Boum
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