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Is Hassan's Repression a Classical Narrative?
The Moroccan monarchy was a kind of neo-colonial formation in as much as it kept very solid links with French security priorities and with French economic interests. One of the key players in Hassan's repression was this guy, well, there are many villains in your piece, but one of the striking villains is General Mohammed Uffkir. The intrigue that Hassan's regime led to,. and the torment, as well, I should say, of people who had been detained, is very much a classic narrative of some kind with figures, with characters. Could you tell us a bit about him? He's central because he emerged as the very brilliant soldier fighting for the French in Europe during the Second World