Derb Moulay Cherif

Derb Moulay Cherif (Arabic: درب مولاي الشريف) is a neighborhood in Hay Mohammadi, Casablanca.

The neighborhood was the site of a clandestine torture and detention center during the Years of Lead of King Hassan II,[1] though its history dates back to the period of French Protectorate, when it was used for the torture of Moroccan Nationalist Movement.

[2] Victims of torture at the prison include Saida Menebhi,[3] Abraham Serfaty,[4] Fatna El Bouih,[2] Salah El-Ouadie,[5] Abdellatif Zeroual,[6] and others.

Salah El-Ouadie addressed his torturer in a famous open letter: Lettre ouverte à mon tortionnaire.

[8] Jaouad Mdidech wrote his memoir Derb Moulay Cherif: The Dark Room (درب مولاي الشريف - الغرفة السوداء; 2002) about his experience.