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News 04 Apr 2012 3 min read

Bab Doukkala Residence: Criminality, anarchy and uncivil behaviour

Bab Doukkala Residence: Criminality, anarchy and uncivil behaviour
Abdelkebir Namir, as an intellectual and enthusiast of the architectural, environmental and cultural heritage of Mogador, contacted "Libé" to draw up a most alarming assessment of an entire living environment disfigured by uncivil behaviour.He is one of the residents of the Bab Doukkala residence, a real estate project carried out by Al Omrane a few years ago, who have not ceased to denounce the illegal, criminal and immoral practices perpetrated daily in front of their doors in full view of the local authorities and elected officials."What people don't know is that the architect who 'created' this monument wanted to make it a synthesis of the traditional architecture of the Medina of Essaouira... We find the different forms of arcades (practicable, inscribed, lobed...), the mashrabiya, the symbols of the three monotheistic religions (even Freemasonry), the sabas, different types of bal…

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