Younes Kenbib, 19, Taza. Aisha: The Legend
Life is a big novel; between its lines it holds several deep secrets and mesmerizing stories which are closer to imagination than reality. Let us take a leap into the dark ages of this “Cherifian Empire” history, where courage was the best weapon, faith the real Excalibur, and religion the most effective shield… In the name of the most Merciful, and the most Beneficent, she solemnly swore to lead her life upon His obedience. She is a free white bird who lost his track and got stuck in our Planet. Every passing day was an opportunity for her to call her Creator and ask him for the right way to visit her eternal home. Although she knows that she is already following the right path, she perseveres keeping contact with God five times a day, dedicating half of it to worshipping God, and the other half to yearning for the values she was raised upon: Freedom, Pride, and Resistance; this was the motto she inherited from her predecessors, and this is the motto of the whole Moroccan nation. This is a brief story that will shed the light on the person who helped on forging the puzzle of my personality and mind. Throughout this story, we will learn about one of many other forgotten legends who helped expulsing the Imperial powers in the era of the Moroccan Protectorate, a woman who stood tall for her country to emancipate it from the yoke of colonialism. She held the name of one of the Prophet’s wives and with it she held traits of her character as well. Aisha was her name; “Mima” is what everyone calls her. In a country who never knew how to bend the knee, with women and men who never knew how to kneel to Imperial injustice Aisha was born. Unfortunately for her, she was born in the middle of a vortex of injustice, oppression, and darkness led by Imperial powers. Fortunately for her, she was raised in a climate of justice, of freedom, and righteous values. The Moroccan nation’s loyalty relies with “Amir Al Muminin", letting an intruder wreaking havoc in our lands was never been part of our Doctrine. Even when the
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