Moroccan Singer Dounia Batma Mourns Death of Uncle Hassan After Long Illness

The star paid a great tribute to her uncle, writing "O serene soul, return to your Lord fulfilled and satisfied, enter then among my servants and enter into my paradise".

"May Allah have mercy on your soul my uncle Hassan with a big heart," she added, inviting her many fans to pray for him.

For the record, Larbi Batma, the leader of the legendary group Nass El Ghiwane, died on February 7, 1997 at the age of 49. The singer, who had contracted lung cancer, had been transferred to the United States by King Hassan II.