Registering your baby is free, but the taxi isn't
Registering a baby in Morocco can be a challenge for foreigners, especially if they are not married. Is this why many sub-Saharans don't register their babies?
The results
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"First you pay, then you get the death papers"
What happens when unpaid hospital bills hold back more than just treatment? How does one obtain a death certificate in Morocco?
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"At the Christian cemetery, you have to pay for a place"
When a Nigerian woman died in Meknes following a cesarean operation during childbirth, her husband, and father of a newborn baby, struggles to bury her.
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"Is it illness that kills people or the pain in their heart?"
What are the consequences of emotional and social stress on one’s health? What are the logistical and organizational challenges faced by migrants when someone in their community dies?
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Dying, as opposed to living in shame
Migrant mortality can be narrowed down to three key factors: illness, location, and shame. What happens when misinformation, shame, and illness collide? What can be done to prevent avoidable deaths?
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"There is discrimination also in death"
What happens when religious boundaries extend beyond life and into the grave?
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"It used to be completely empty"
Where should the final resting place of those who do not fit the mold be?
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"We don't know each other's real names, so how are we meant to find their graves"
In a world where identities can easily fade into numbers, the struggle to honor the lives of unidentified migrants is real.
"Marriage, birth, baptism, but without a residence permit, you have nothing"
Ousman and his wife, Amara, share with us snippets of their life in Morocco. He walks us through his journey to Morocco to play football, how he met his wife and how they built a life there.