Derb Moulay Cherif
Neighbourhood in Casablanca
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Derb Moulay Cherif (Arabic: درب مولاي الشريف) is a neighborhood in Hay Mohammadi, Casablanca.
Derb Moulay Cherif prison
The neighborhood was the site of a clandestine torture and detention center during the Years of Lead of King Hassan II,[1] though its history dates back to the period of French Protectorate, when it was used for the torture of Moroccan Nationalist Movement.[2] Victims of torture at the prison include Saida Menebhi,[3] Abraham Serfaty,[4] Fatna El Bouih,[2] Salah El-Ouadie,[5] Abdellatif Zeroual,[6] and others.
In literature
Salah El-Ouadie addressed his torturer in a famous open letter: Lettre ouverte à mon tortionnaire.[7] Fatna El Bouih published Talk of Darkness (حديث العتمة; 2001).[8] Jaouad Mdidech wrote his memoir Derb Moulay Cherif: The Dark Room (درب مولاي الشريف - الغرفة السوداء; 2002) about his experience.[8]