"Stars" to light up the sky of Sidi Moumen

The Ali Zaoua Foundation had ruminated on a beautiful project for the Sidi Moumen district: a cultural and artistic centre to reconnect the district to the rest of the city. Sidi Moumen, a district memorable for a sadly famous date, that of 16 May 2003, now has its own centre, "Les Étoiles de Sidi Moumen". The director Nabil Ayouch matured the idea of creating this centre in the company of the painter and writer Mahi Binebine, author of the novel "Les Étoiles de Sidi Moumen", which inspired the successful film "Horses of God". To finance this project, the two activist artists had organised an auction of contemporary works in Sidi Moumen in May 2013. They were thus able to raise 2 million dirhams, a significant sum they did not expect, but insufficient nonetheless to build the said centre. The necessary budget was between 4 and 5 million dirhams. But, good news, the authorities were inte…