[2][3] Celebrated as a laboratory for industrial and housing innovation during the colonial period, but also famous for playing a crucial role in the anticolonial struggle, according to Strava, C.

[2] The people in Hay Mohammadi face various challenges, including social degradation, economic insecurity, and struggles for material well-being.

Additionally, residents grapple with inadequate housing conditions, limited access to resources, and the reproduction of social inequalities within the neighborhood.

[2][6] 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.

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.

[2] Jam'iyya is an association that was established in 2003 in Hay Mohammadi with the aim to create a space for youth (teenagers and young adults) from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, often due to the high unemployment and social stigmatization.

Thus, Jam'iyya provided a safer place to socialize, further developing skills, and process lived experiences; a local activist response to national and international governance.