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24 Jun 2012
3 min read
Hay Mohammadi in the spotlight
- Charged with history, this mythical neighbourhood arouses the covetousness of researchers, professors, writers and associative actors.
Fueling the themes of meetings and always being the subject of particular interest, the mythical Hay Mohammadi neighbourhood has something to arouse this covetousness. First, because what was known, yesterday, under the name "Carrières centrales" (central quarry) is a place charged with history. Then, the architectural and cultural heritage it contains makes Hay Mohammadi a high place of memory. A meeting was organised, at the initiative of the "Casamémoire" association, in order to present the results of the project "Traces of spaces, history, memory and heritage of Hay Mohammadi". Which project is part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER) in terms of community reparation. The objective is to rehabilitate and preserve the memory of this part of Casablanca and improve its image through a better knowledge of its past and its exper…
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