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Aïcha Mekki

March 31, 2015 in Modern Worthies

Aïcha Mekki

Morocco's Speaker for the Downtrodden

Moroccan journalist Aïcha Mekki tirelessly devoted herself to advocating for the downtrodden, but it was only after her suspicious death that her colleagues learned the truth - that she was one of the slum residents, herself.

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