Die Engel von Sidi Moumen

Jaschin tells the story of his life and how he ended it. Growing up with eight brothers in Sidi Moumen, a shantytown on the outskirts of Casablanca, he and his friends get by with various odd jobs, rummaging through piles of trash to sell anything useful or cleaning tourists' shoes. They also steal and get into fights. Football is one of the few bright spots in their lives. In this situation, Abu Subair arrives just in time: he supports the boys with money and jobs. They befriend him and listen to his whispers. Abu Subair promises them paradise, the gates of which are very close – what do they have to lose? In the face of poverty and violence, unfulfilled dreams, disappointments, anger, and grief, the fanaticism of bearded extremists finds it easy to take hold. Mahi Binebine has crafted a novel full of humor and tragedy.