Moroccan Artists Rally as Iconic Migri Brothers Face Eviction from Rabat Home

14 January 2022 – byGinette · 2 min read

Law enforcement intervened on Wednesday to begin the eviction procedure of the Migri brothers from their home in Rabat, following a court decision that has caused an uproar.

Several Moroccan artists have expressed their solidarity with the Migri brothers and their relatives who have to leave the house they have lived in for nearly fifty years. On his Facebook account, the artist Salah Eddine Mohsen is saddened by this situation. "The artistic family of the Migri, who have contributed a lot to Moroccan music and art, will be evicted from the house where they have lived for half a century and turned it into an art museum," reports al3omk.com.

For his part, the director Abdelouahed Moujahid estimated that "in other countries, when we touch artists of the caliber of Mahmoud and Hassan Migri, we rush to act. While in our country, the Migri brothers are evicted from their home which is a real museum and which has been stormed by authorities without anyone lifting a finger." Deeply touched by the video of the Migri brothers in tears, he prays to God to do them justice and calls on the authorities to show compassion and recognition towards artists who have enhanced the art and culture of Morocco.

For her part, the poet Amina Sibari wrote that she does not understand such an eviction. "The Turks have managed to renovate a house where a famous TV series was filmed and this has brought in millions of euros and attracted tourists who visit this house that has become a kind of sanctuary. While in Morocco, we are forced to defend an obviousness: a house of real artists, who have produced real art, has a symbolic value."

The house occupied by the Migri family for about fifty years belongs to the daughter of a former minister who has requested to recover it. But the Migri had protested against the decision to evict them from a house erected as a sanctuary and which is the witness of all the sacrifices made for the enhancement of Moroccan culture. They say they are surprised by this decision and launch an appeal to King Mohammed VI to save their artistic heritage, expressing their desire to buy this house which is "of great artistic value".