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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
Disaster and Language—the Disarticulation of Seismic Pain in Tamazight

Disaster and Language—the Disarticulation of Seismic Pain in Tamazight

Brahim El Guabli argues that Morocco's disaster survivors must be able to communicate in their mother tongue.

25 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
When the Earth Shook: Notes From a Marrakesh Survivor

When the Earth Shook: Notes From a Marrakesh Survivor

Renowned record producer Sir Robin Millar reports from Marrakesh, 45 miles from the epicenter of Morocco’s devastating earthquake.

11 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Robin Millar
Death is a Traitor: Living the Morocco Earthquake from the US

Death is a Traitor: Living the Morocco Earthquake from the US

Moroccan Amazigh scholar Brahim El Guabli learned that his family in Ouarzazate lost their home in the earthquake...

11 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Brahim El Guabli
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
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