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Tazmamart: 18 Years Morocco's Secret Prison
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Tazmamart: 18 Years Morocco's Secret Prison
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Tazmamart: 18 Years Morocco's Secret Prison
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A memoir from a political prisoner in Morocco's notorious Tazmamart prison.
On July 10, 1971, during birthday celebrations for King Hassan II of Morocco, attendant officers and cadets opened fire on visiting dignitaries. A young officer, Aziz BineBine, arrived late and witnessed the ensuing massacre without firing a single shot, yet he would spend the next two decades in a political prison hidden in the Atlas MountainsTazmamart. Conditions in this now-infamous prison were nightmarish. The dark, underground cells, too small for standing up in, exposed prisoners to extreme weather, overflowing sewage, and disease-ridden rats. Forgetting life outside his cellhis past, his family, his friendsand clinging to God, BineBine resolved to survive.
Tazmamart: 18 Years in Morocco’s Secret Prison
is a memorial to BineBine and his fellow inmates’ sacrifice. This searing tale of endurance offers an unfiltered depiction of the agonizing life of a political prisoner.
On July 10, 1971, during birthday celebrations for King Hassan II of Morocco, attendant officers and cadets opened fire on visiting dignitaries. A young officer, Aziz BineBine, arrived late and witnessed the ensuing massacre without firing a single shot, yet he would spend the next two decades in a political prison hidden in the Atlas MountainsTazmamart. Conditions in this now-infamous prison were nightmarish. The dark, underground cells, too small for standing up in, exposed prisoners to extreme weather, overflowing sewage, and disease-ridden rats. Forgetting life outside his cellhis past, his family, his friendsand clinging to God, BineBine resolved to survive.
Tazmamart: 18 Years in Morocco’s Secret Prison
is a memorial to BineBine and his fellow inmates’ sacrifice. This searing tale of endurance offers an unfiltered depiction of the agonizing life of a political prisoner.