Hay Mohammadi

During the colonial era, the neighbourhood became a space for industrial and housing innovation. It was also famous for playing a crucial role in the anti-colonial struggle. In 1952, protests against the assassination of popular Tunisian labour leader Farhat Hached by French extremists were violently suppressed. Hundreds were killed by French troops. During the 1980s, the neighbourhood saw a period of economic decline, as the removal of food subsidies and trade reforms led to massive job losses in the area. The 2003 and 2007 suicide attacks in Casablanca shined light on the circumstances in slums such as Hay Mohammadi, where the attackers predominantly originated from. This resulted into relocation policies in the 2010s of the 'cities without slums' project where many of the former inhabitants of Hay Mohammadi were resettled to Lahraouiyine, 10 kilometers outside of Casablanca's boundaries. ==Transport==

Since 2019, the neighbourhood is served by lines T1 and T2 the Casablanca Tramway. Hay Mohammadi offers a privileged entry point into how colonial and post-colonial ideas, images and projects promoting the logics of twentiethcentury 'modernity' have fuelled profound – and profoundly unequal – social transformations, and continue to feed into new social realities. Strava, C. (2021). Precarious modernities : assembling state, space and society on the urban margins in Morocco (First edition.). Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350232570 == Population ==

The population of Hay Mohammedi consist by almost two-thirds of people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-nine. This causes tension and issues within society. A large number of these youth are unemployed and experience social and financial challenges on a daily basis. The male youth of Hay Mohammadi in the aftermath of street raids in 2014 was heavily targeted as criminals, 'Tcharmil'. In the course of these events, many NGOs were founded with the aim of supporting this group. ==Notable residents==

• Larbi Batma - Singer • Dounia Batma • Hasnaa Bouhadda • Salma Rachid • Nass El Ghiwane ==See also==