Sidi Moumen Cultural Center
Sidi Moumen Cultural Center | |
المركز الثقافي سيدي مؤمن | |
President | Boubker Mazoz |
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The Sidi Moument Cultural Center (Arabic: المركز الثقافي سيدي مؤمن) is a community center located in the Sidi Moumen neighborhood on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2][3][4] It officially opened in 2007.[5]
History
It is considered the first social community center of its kind in Sidi Moumen, one of Casablanca's most notorious neighborhoods for drug-dealing, crime, and violent extremism.[6] The center was established in the aftermath of the 2003 suicide bombings in Casablanca; the perpetrators came from the disadvantaged Sidi Moumen neighborhood.[7]
Activities
The Sidi Moumen Cultural Center affords the neighborhood's youth opportunities to encounter and participate in the performing arts, to learn foreign languages, to exhibit their creative talents, and to develop professional skills. In addition, the center receives national and international artists, and hosts lectures, symposia, and other events.
Resources
- ^ "مركز أمريكي يدرب شباب "سيدي مومن" على روح القيادة". Hespress (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ McTighe, Kristen (2011-07-06). "Creating a Children's Refuge in Morocco's Worst Slums". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Fighting Extremism In Morocco Starting With At-Risk Kids". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ News, Morocco World (2018-12-29). "Casablanca's Sidi Moumen Cultural Centers Give Opportunity for Community". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Promises 'not kept' to eradicate Casablanca's infamous slum". MEO. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Kestler-D'Amours, Jillian. "Morocco's Sidi Moumen Cultural Centre: Changing futures and perceptions". alaraby. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Fisher, Ian (2007-04-21). "Bombings Leave Moroccans Both Worried and Confused". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-22.