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In this new 3-parts series, I take you through the story of Bou Hmara, a con artist who shook Morocco’s Alaoui dynasty in the early 20th century at the dawn of the European protectorates. Pretending to be a long lost prince, the brother of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, Bou Hmara used strategy, clever schemes and a good dose of lies to gain power wealth & influence over thousands of people.
His rise to the top was filled with betrayal battles, & the brutal realities of colonial rule. An episode of Moroccan history you donnot
CONTACT:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @ayahchoukri
TikTok: @ayahchoukri
YouTube: Ayah CHOUKRI | History of Morocco
SOURCES:
« Lords of the Atlas : the rise and fall of the House of Glaoua, 1893-1956 » by Maxwell Gavin (page 82 onward)
« Bou Hmara’s European Connexion: The Commercial Relations of a Moroccan Warlord » by Ross E. Dunn
« Le Maroc d’ aujourd’hui » by Eugene Aubin
« Bou Hmara, faux sultan et vrai rebelle » by Mustapha Saha for La Une CED les Chroniques
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In this new 3-parts series, I take you through the story of Bou Hmara, a con artist who shook Morocco’s Alaoui dynasty in the early 20th century at the dawn of the European protectorates. Pretending to be a long lost prince, the brother of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, Bou Hmara used strategy, clever schemes and a good dose of lies to gain power wealth & influence over thousands of people.
His rise to the top was filled with betrayal battles, & the brutal realities of colonial rule. An episode of Moroccan history you donnot
CONTACT:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @ayahchoukri
TikTok: @ayahchoukri
YouTube: Ayah CHOUKRI | History of Morocco
SOURCES:
« Lords of the Atlas : the rise and fall of the House of Glaoua, 1893-1956 » by Maxwell Gavin (page 82 onward)
« Bou Hmara’s European Connexion: The Commercial Relations of a Moroccan Warlord » by Ross E. Dunn
« Le Maroc d’ aujourd’hui » by Eugene Aubin
« Bou Hmara, faux sultan et vrai rebelle » by Mustapha Saha for La Une CED les Chroniques
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