Auchinleck, Sir. Claude b. June 21, 1884 d. March 23, 1981 British Army Field Marshal. During World War II he opened the 1941 North African campaign that led to the defeat of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. After winning the first battle of El Alamein, he was relieved of his command for refusing to counterattack Rommel west of Cairo, Egypt. Ben M'Sik European Cemetery, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco
Chraïbi, Driss b. July 15, 1926 d. April 1, 2007 Author. Born in El Jadida, Morocco, Chraïbi is considered the father of the modern Moroccan novel. He moved to Paris in 1946, where he spent most of his life. His many works have been translated into several languages and examined themes such as colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of Islamic women. They include "The Simple Past," "From All Horizons," "The Crowd," "Heirs to the Past," "A Friend Is Coming To See You," "Mother Comes of Age," "The Flutes of Death,"...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cimetiere des Chouhada, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco
b. June 21, 1884 d. March 23, 1981